diff --git a/src/cli/build/plugin.js b/src/cli/build/plugin.js
index 6af590dc5efe..0bef4d649728 100644
--- a/src/cli/build/plugin.js
+++ b/src/cli/build/plugin.js
@@ -211,16 +211,16 @@ let state = {
   },
 
   getContext({ createContext, cliConfigPath, root, result, content }) {
+    env.DEBUG && console.time('Searching for config')
+    let configPath = findAtConfigPath(root, result) ?? cliConfigPath
+    env.DEBUG && console.timeEnd('Searching for config')
+
     if (this.context) {
       this.context.changedContent = this.changedContent.splice(0)
 
       return this.context
     }
 
-    env.DEBUG && console.time('Searching for config')
-    let configPath = findAtConfigPath(root, result) ?? cliConfigPath
-    env.DEBUG && console.timeEnd('Searching for config')
-
     env.DEBUG && console.time('Loading config')
     let config = this.loadConfig(configPath, content)
     env.DEBUG && console.timeEnd('Loading config')
diff --git a/src/oxide/cli/build/plugin.ts b/src/oxide/cli/build/plugin.ts
index b878b91dc81c..729797c89155 100644
--- a/src/oxide/cli/build/plugin.ts
+++ b/src/oxide/cli/build/plugin.ts
@@ -210,16 +210,16 @@ let state = {
   },
 
   getContext({ createContext, cliConfigPath, root, result, content }) {
+    env.DEBUG && console.time('Searching for config')
+    let configPath = findAtConfigPath(root, result) ?? cliConfigPath
+    env.DEBUG && console.timeEnd('Searching for config')
+
     if (this.context) {
       this.context.changedContent = this.changedContent.splice(0)
 
       return this.context
     }
 
-    env.DEBUG && console.time('Searching for config')
-    let configPath = findAtConfigPath(root, result) ?? cliConfigPath
-    env.DEBUG && console.timeEnd('Searching for config')
-
     env.DEBUG && console.time('Loading config')
     let config = this.loadConfig(configPath, content)
     env.DEBUG && console.timeEnd('Loading config')