diff --git a/.changeset/calm-dolphins-cough.md b/.changeset/calm-dolphins-cough.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e064a57fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/calm-dolphins-cough.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"shadcn": patch
+---
+
+Revert "fix: handling of shouldOverwriteCssVars"
diff --git a/packages/shadcn/src/utils/add-components.ts b/packages/shadcn/src/utils/add-components.ts
index 1b8e2e6569..67eb7dc63e 100644
--- a/packages/shadcn/src/utils/add-components.ts
+++ b/packages/shadcn/src/utils/add-components.ts
@@ -327,7 +327,8 @@ async function shouldOverwriteCssVars(
   components: z.infer<typeof registryItemSchema>["name"][],
   config: z.infer<typeof configSchema>
 ) {
-  let result = await fetchRegistry(components)
+  let registryItems = await resolveRegistryItems(components, config)
+  let result = await fetchRegistry(registryItems)
   const payload = z.array(registryItemSchema).parse(result)
 
   return payload.some(