diff --git a/packages/cli/src/bootstrap/loadConfig.ts b/packages/cli/src/bootstrap/loadConfig.ts
index 7d14894..23724f8 100755
--- a/packages/cli/src/bootstrap/loadConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/bootstrap/loadConfig.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const DEFAULT_CONFIG: AirConfig = {
 
 export function loadConfig(project_root?: string): AirConfig {
   let config = { ...DEFAULT_CONFIG }
-  const resolved_project_root = project_root || process.env.AIRCODING_PROJECT_ROOT
+  const resolved_project_root = project_root || process.env.AIRCODING_PROJECT_ROOT || process.cwd()
 
   // Load global config: ~/.air/config.json
   const global_path = join(homedir(), '.air', 'config.json')