diff --git a/lib/util/customConfig.js b/lib/util/customConfig.js
index 1ab15994a1e236b11fe8f3fd03404cea32c7099c..cc946deb2b6280738ee96346fcc85cb0f67f181b 100644
--- a/lib/util/customConfig.js
+++ b/lib/util/customConfig.js
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function loadConfig(config) {
       if (stats === null) {
         // Default to no config
         loadedConfig = {};
-      } else if (lastModifiedDate !== mtime) {
+      } else if (lastModifiedDate !== mtime || previousConfig !== config) {
         // Load the config based on path
         lastModifiedDate = mtime;
         loadedConfig = requireUncached(resolvedPath);
@@ -86,13 +86,13 @@ function resolve(twConfig) {
   const now = Date.now();
   const expired = now - lastCheck > CHECK_REFRESH_RATE;
   if (newConfig || expired) {
-    previousConfig = twConfig;
-    lastCheck = now;
     const userConfig = loadConfig(twConfig);
     // userConfig is null when config file was not modified
     if (userConfig !== null) {
       mergedConfig = resolveConfig(userConfig);
     }
+    previousConfig = twConfig;
+    lastCheck = now;
   }
   return mergedConfig;
 }