diff --git a/python/ray/tune/integration/wandb.py b/python/ray/tune/integration/wandb.py
index 280516685016..f21c79163a6e 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/integration/wandb.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/integration/wandb.py
@@ -527,8 +527,6 @@ def __init__(self, config: Dict, *args, **kwargs):
                 "`class YourTrainable(WandbTrainableMixin)`."
             )
 
-        super().__init__(config, *args, **kwargs)
-
         _config = config.copy()
 
         try:
@@ -540,6 +538,8 @@ def __init__(self, config: Dict, *args, **kwargs):
                 "containing at least a `project` specification."
             )
 
+        super().__init__(_config, *args, **kwargs)
+
         api_key_file = wandb_config.pop("api_key_file", None)
         if api_key_file:
             api_key_file = os.path.expanduser(api_key_file)
diff --git a/python/ray/tune/tests/test_integration_wandb.py b/python/ray/tune/tests/test_integration_wandb.py
index b6ad19003e4e..296ba48d2033 100644
--- a/python/ray/tune/tests/test_integration_wandb.py
+++ b/python/ray/tune/tests/test_integration_wandb.py
@@ -437,6 +437,29 @@ def train_fn(config):
         self.assertEqual(wrapped.wandb.kwargs["id"], trial.trial_id)
         self.assertEqual(wrapped.wandb.kwargs["name"], trial.trial_name)
 
+    def testWandbMixinRllib(self):
+        """Test compatibility with RLLib configuration dicts"""
+        # Local import to avoid tune dependency on rllib
+        try:
+            from ray.rllib.agents.ppo import PPOTrainer
+        except ImportError:
+            self.skipTest("ray[rllib] not available")
+            return
+
+        class WandbPPOTrainer(_MockWandbTrainableMixin, PPOTrainer):
+            pass
+
+        config = {
+            "env": "CartPole-v0",
+            "wandb": {
+                "project": "test_project",
+                "api_key": "1234",
+            },
+        }
+
+        # Test that trainer object can be initialized
+        WandbPPOTrainer(config)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     import pytest