diff --git a/pkg/cli/project/project.go b/pkg/cli/project/project.go
index f7301a2440..c6a022dba3 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/project/project.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/project/project.go
@@ -106,15 +106,15 @@ func (o *ProjectOptions) Complete(f genericclioptions.RESTClientGetter, cmd *cob
 		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get value for --context flag: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if o.Context != "" {
-		o.Config.CurrentContext = o.Context
-	}
-
 	o.Config, err = f.ToRawKubeConfigLoader().RawConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if o.Context != "" {
+		o.Config.CurrentContext = o.Context
+	}
+
 	o.RESTConfig, err = f.ToRESTConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		contextNameExists := false