diff --git a/tools/cli/main.js b/tools/cli/main.js
index 92e75c7bbe..48c5e4e16a 100644
--- a/tools/cli/main.js
+++ b/tools/cli/main.js
@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ makeGlobalAsyncLocalStorage().run({}, async function () {
   var appDir = files.findAppDir();
   if (appDir) {
     appDir = files.pathResolve(appDir);
+    // Initialize meteorConfig globally for command context
     global.meteorConfig = getMeteorConfig(appDir);
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/project-context.js b/tools/project-context.js
index 9e2a757036..51322c5406 100644
--- a/tools/project-context.js
+++ b/tools/project-context.js
@@ -1817,6 +1817,8 @@ export class MeteorConfig {
       ...(this._config || {}),
       modern: global.normalizeModern(global.modernForced || this._config?.modern),
     };
+    // Reinitialize meteorConfig globally for project context
+    // Updates config when package.json changes trigger rebuilds
     global.meteorConfig = this._config;
     return this._config;
   }