diff --git a/dvc/repo/get.py b/dvc/repo/get.py
index 3eb209d73..011700684 100644
--- a/dvc/repo/get.py
+++ b/dvc/repo/get.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import os
 
 import shortuuid
 
-from dvc.config import Config
 from dvc.exceptions import GetDVCFileError
 from dvc.exceptions import NotDvcRepoError
 from dvc.exceptions import OutputNotFoundError
@@ -48,11 +47,7 @@ def get(url, path, out=None, rev=None):
             #
             # Also, we can't use theoretical "move" link type here, because
             # the same cache file might be used a few times in a directory.
-            repo.config.set(
-                Config.SECTION_CACHE,
-                Config.SECTION_CACHE_TYPE,
-                "reflink,hardlink,copy",
-            )
+            repo.cache.local.cache_types = ["reflink", "hardlink", "copy"]
 
             o = repo.find_out_by_relpath(path)
             with repo.state:
diff --git a/tests/func/test_get.py b/tests/func/test_get.py
index 2dcba2ba8..18afef5b5 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_get.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_get.py
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import os
 
 import pytest
 
+from dvc.config import Config
 from dvc.exceptions import GetDVCFileError
 from dvc.exceptions import UrlNotDvcRepoError
 from dvc.repo import Repo
+from dvc.system import System
 from dvc.utils import makedirs
 from tests.utils import trees_equal
 
@@ -34,6 +36,23 @@ def test_get_repo_dir(repo_dir, erepo):
     trees_equal(src, dst)
 
 
+def test_cache_type_is_properly_overridden(repo_dir, erepo):
+    erepo.dvc.config.set(
+        Config.SECTION_CACHE, Config.SECTION_CACHE_TYPE, "symlink"
+    )
+    erepo.dvc.scm.add([erepo.dvc.config.config_file])
+    erepo.dvc.scm.commit("set cache type to symlinks")
+
+    src = erepo.FOO
+    dst = erepo.FOO + "_imported"
+
+    Repo.get(erepo.root_dir, src, dst)
+
+    assert not System.is_symlink(dst)
+    assert os.path.exists(dst)
+    assert os.path.isfile(dst)
+
+
 def test_get_repo_rev(repo_dir, erepo):
     src = "version"
     dst = src