diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e063b813c..0733ff14a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -205,16 +205,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     NUSHELL_FOLDER,
                     is_perf_true(),
                 );
+
                 // only want to load config and env if relative argument is provided.
-                if binary_args.config_file.is_some() {
-                    config_files::read_config_file(
-                        &mut engine_state,
-                        &mut stack,
-                        binary_args.config_file,
-                        is_perf_true(),
-                        false,
-                    );
-                }
                 if binary_args.env_file.is_some() {
                     config_files::read_config_file(
                         &mut engine_state,
@@ -225,6 +217,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     );
                 }
 
+                if binary_args.config_file.is_some() {
+                    config_files::read_config_file(
+                        &mut engine_state,
+                        &mut stack,
+                        binary_args.config_file,
+                        is_perf_true(),
+                        false,
+                    );
+                }
+
                 let ret_val = evaluate_commands(
                     commands,
                     &init_cwd,
@@ -250,16 +252,8 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     NUSHELL_FOLDER,
                     is_perf_true(),
                 );
+
                 // only want to load config and env if relative argument is provided.
-                if binary_args.config_file.is_some() {
-                    config_files::read_config_file(
-                        &mut engine_state,
-                        &mut stack,
-                        binary_args.config_file,
-                        is_perf_true(),
-                        false,
-                    );
-                }
                 if binary_args.env_file.is_some() {
                     config_files::read_config_file(
                         &mut engine_state,
@@ -270,6 +264,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                     );
                 }
 
+                if binary_args.config_file.is_some() {
+                    config_files::read_config_file(
+                        &mut engine_state,
+                        &mut stack,
+                        binary_args.config_file,
+                        is_perf_true(),
+                        false,
+                    );
+                }
+
                 let ret_val = evaluate_file(
                     script_name,
                     &args_to_script,