From f8abe6ebe070ce0ab5dd3286cdf9803e89136f80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Elena=20Pe=C3=B1a=20Tapia?= <epenatap@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 18:18:29 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Update configuration

---
 qiskit/providers/basic_provider/basic_simulator.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/qiskit/providers/basic_provider/basic_simulator.py b/qiskit/providers/basic_provider/basic_simulator.py
index 3fe00047edf9..1d67fd045ffd 100644
--- a/qiskit/providers/basic_provider/basic_simulator.py
+++ b/qiskit/providers/basic_provider/basic_simulator.py
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
         self._target = target
-        self._configuration = configuration
+        # The ``target`` input argument overrides the ``configuration`` if provided:
+        self._configuration = configuration if not target else None
         self._properties = None
 
         # Internal simulator variables
@@ -174,8 +175,7 @@ def configuration(self) -> BackendConfiguration:
         Returns:
             BackendConfiguration: the configuration for the backend.
         """
-        # The ``target`` input argument overrides the ``configuration`` if provided:
-        if self._target:
+        if self._target and not self._configuration:
             gates = [
                 {
                     "name": name,