diff --git a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/mod.rs b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/mod.rs
index 2774d4cb6a4..58e84207484 100644
--- a/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nargo_cli/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ struct NargoCli {
 #[non_exhaustive]
 #[derive(Args, Clone, Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct NargoConfig {
-    #[arg(short, long, hide=true, default_value_os_t = std::env::current_dir().unwrap())]
+    #[arg(short, long, hide=true, global=true, default_value_os_t = std::env::current_dir().unwrap())]
     program_dir: PathBuf,
 }