diff --git a/octodns/yaml.py b/octodns/yaml.py
index 77c1053..e40c1c1 100644
--- a/octodns/yaml.py
+++ b/octodns/yaml.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class ContextLoader(SafeLoader):
         def load_file(filename):
             filename = join(directory, filename)
             with open(filename, 'r') as fh:
-                return safe_load(fh, self.__class__)
+                return load(fh, self.__class__)
 
         if not isinstance(node.value, list):
             # single filename, just load and return whatever is in it
diff --git a/tests/config/include/dict_too.yaml b/tests/config/include/dict_too.yaml
index ea4423a..918bdb0 100644
--- a/tests/config/include/dict_too.yaml
+++ b/tests/config/include/dict_too.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 ---
-foo: bar
 z: 43
+# keys are intentionally out of order here to ensure !include files are loaded
+# with the same laoder class and thus "settings" as their parent
+foo: bar