diff --git a/reflex/config.py b/reflex/config.py
index 0955d24b9..ef48895ea 100644
--- a/reflex/config.py
+++ b/reflex/config.py
@@ -812,18 +812,19 @@ def get_config(reload: bool = False) -> Config:
     if reload and constants.Config.MODULE in sys.modules:
         del sys.modules[constants.Config.MODULE]
 
-    sys.path.insert(0, os.getcwd())
-    # only import the module if it exists. If a module spec exists then
-    # the module exists.
-    spec = find_spec(constants.Config.MODULE)
-    cwd = Path(os.getcwd()).resolve()
-    if not spec or (
-        # Config module path must be relative to the working directory.
-        (spec.origin is not None)
-        and not Path(spec.origin).resolve().is_relative_to(cwd)
-    ):
-        # we need this condition to ensure that a ModuleNotFound error is not thrown when
-        # running unit/integration tests or during `reflex init`.
-        return Config(app_name="")
-    rxconfig = importlib.import_module(constants.Config.MODULE)
-    return rxconfig.config
+    sys_path = list(sys.path)
+    sys.path.clear()
+    sys.path.append(os.getcwd())
+    try:
+        # only import the module if it exists. If a module spec exists then
+        # the module exists.
+        spec = find_spec(constants.Config.MODULE)
+        if not spec:
+            # we need this condition to ensure that a ModuleNotFound error is not thrown when
+            # running unit/integration tests or during `reflex init`.
+            return Config(app_name="")
+        rxconfig = importlib.import_module(constants.Config.MODULE)
+        return rxconfig.config
+    finally:
+        sys.path.clear()
+        sys.path.extend(sys_path)