diff --git a/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler.go b/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler.go
index 130b33212..da1decc27 100644
--- a/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler.go
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ type BaseBlueprintHandler struct {
 	projectRoot       string
 	shims             *Shims
 	kustomizeData     map[string]any
+	configLoaded      bool
 }
 
 // NewBlueprintHandler creates a new instance of BaseBlueprintHandler.
@@ -138,13 +139,25 @@ func (b *BaseBlueprintHandler) LoadConfig() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return b.processBlueprintData(yamlData, &b.blueprint)
+
+	if err := b.processBlueprintData(yamlData, &b.blueprint); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	b.configLoaded = true
+	return nil
 }
 
 // LoadData loads blueprint configuration from a map containing blueprint data.
 // It marshals the input map to YAML, processes it as a Blueprint object, and updates the handler's blueprint state.
 // The ociInfo parameter optionally provides OCI artifact source information for source resolution and tracking.
+// If config is already loaded from YAML, this is a no-op to preserve resolved state.
 func (b *BaseBlueprintHandler) LoadData(data map[string]any, ociInfo ...*artifact.OCIArtifactInfo) error {
+	// If config is already loaded from YAML, don't overwrite with template data
+	if b.configLoaded {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	yamlData, err := b.shims.YamlMarshal(data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error marshalling blueprint data to yaml: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_test.go b/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_test.go
index 1ca8993c5..fe6ddd9f5 100644
--- a/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/blueprint/blueprint_handler_test.go
@@ -3589,6 +3589,47 @@ func TestBlueprintHandler_LoadData(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected description to be 'A blueprint from OCI artifact', got %s", metadata.Description)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("LoadDataIgnoredWhenConfigAlreadyLoaded", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Given a blueprint handler that has already loaded config
+		handler, _ := setup(t)
+
+		// Load config first (simulates loading from YAML)
+		err := handler.LoadConfig()
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("Failed to load config: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Get the original metadata
+		originalMetadata := handler.GetMetadata()
+
+		// And different blueprint data that would overwrite the config
+		differentData := map[string]any{
+			"kind":       "Blueprint",
+			"apiVersion": "v1alpha1",
+			"metadata": map[string]any{
+				"name":        "different-blueprint",
+				"description": "This should not overwrite the loaded config",
+			},
+		}
+
+		// When loading the different data
+		err = handler.LoadData(differentData)
+
+		// Then no error should be returned
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Expected no error, got %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// But the metadata should remain unchanged (LoadData should be ignored)
+		currentMetadata := handler.GetMetadata()
+		if currentMetadata.Name != originalMetadata.Name {
+			t.Errorf("Expected metadata to remain unchanged, but name changed from %s to %s", originalMetadata.Name, currentMetadata.Name)
+		}
+		if currentMetadata.Description != originalMetadata.Description {
+			t.Errorf("Expected metadata to remain unchanged, but description changed from %s to %s", originalMetadata.Description, currentMetadata.Description)
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func TestBlueprintHandler_Write(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/pipelines/install.go b/pkg/pipelines/install.go
index 1d4899fec..35ede5934 100644
--- a/pkg/pipelines/install.go
+++ b/pkg/pipelines/install.go
@@ -100,7 +100,12 @@ func (p *InstallPipeline) Execute(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("No blueprint handler found")
 	}
 
-	// Phase 1: Process templates for kustomize data
+	// Phase 1: Load blueprint config (cached if already loaded)
+	if err := p.blueprintHandler.LoadConfig(); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Error loading blueprint config: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Phase 2: Process templates for kustomize data
 	templateData, err := p.prepareTemplateData(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to prepare template data: %w", err)
@@ -110,7 +115,7 @@ func (p *InstallPipeline) Execute(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to process template data: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Phase 2: Generate kustomize data using generators
+	// Phase 3: Generate kustomize data using generators
 	if len(renderedData) > 0 {
 		for _, generator := range p.generators {
 			if err := generator.Generate(renderedData, false); err != nil {
@@ -119,15 +124,12 @@ func (p *InstallPipeline) Execute(ctx context.Context) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Phase 3: Load blueprint config and install
-	if err := p.blueprintHandler.LoadConfig(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("Error loading blueprint config: %w", err)
-	}
+	// Phase 4: Install blueprint
 	if err := p.blueprintHandler.Install(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error installing blueprint: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Phase 4: Wait for kustomizations if requested
+	// Phase 5: Wait for kustomizations if requested
 	waitFlag := ctx.Value("wait")
 	if waitFlag != nil {
 		if wait, ok := waitFlag.(bool); ok && wait {