diff --git a/packages/cli-config/src/readConfigFromDisk.ts b/packages/cli-config/src/readConfigFromDisk.ts
index 62a32dda3..db47c74fd 100644
--- a/packages/cli-config/src/readConfigFromDisk.ts
+++ b/packages/cli-config/src/readConfigFromDisk.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const searchPlaces = ['react-native.config.js', 'react-native.config.ts'];
 export function readConfigFromDisk(rootFolder: string): UserConfig {
   const explorer = cosmiconfigSync('react-native', {
     stopDir: rootFolder,
+    searchPlaces,
   });
 
   const searchResult = explorer.search(rootFolder);