diff --git a/source/app.d b/source/app.d
index 12e05a0..9f8878d 100644
--- a/source/app.d
+++ b/source/app.d
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@
 			else dub.loadPackageFromCwd();
 
 			def_config = dub.getDefaultConfiguration(build_platform);
-			if (!build_config.length) build_config = def_config;
 
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -240,6 +239,8 @@
 				}
 				if (!loadCwdPackage(pack)) return 1;
 
+				if (!build_config.length) build_config = def_config;
+
 				if( print_builds ){
 					logInfo("Available build types:");
 					foreach( tp; ["debug", "release", "unittest", "profile"] )