diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/lib/cli/index.ts b/packages/angular/cli/lib/cli/index.ts
index 355b39ed00..d7a1aac4e9 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/lib/cli/index.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/lib/cli/index.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,8 @@ import { format } from 'util';
 import { CommandModuleError } from '../../src/command-builder/command-module';
 import { runCommand } from '../../src/command-builder/command-runner';
 import { colors, removeColor } from '../../src/utilities/color';
-import { AngularWorkspace, getWorkspaceRaw } from '../../src/utilities/config';
 import { ngDebug } from '../../src/utilities/environment-options';
 import { writeErrorToLogFile } from '../../src/utilities/log-file';
-import { findWorkspaceFile } from '../../src/utilities/project';
 
 export { VERSION } from '../../src/utilities/version';
 
@@ -51,30 +49,8 @@ export default async function (options: { testing?: boolean; cliArgs: string[] }
     logger.error(format(...args));
   };
 
-  let workspace;
-  const workspaceFile = findWorkspaceFile();
-  if (workspaceFile === null) {
-    const [, localPath] = getWorkspaceRaw('local');
-    if (localPath !== null) {
-      logger.fatal(
-        `An invalid configuration file was found ['${localPath}'].` +
-          ' Please delete the file before running the command.',
-      );
-
-      return 1;
-    }
-  } else {
-    try {
-      workspace = await AngularWorkspace.load(workspaceFile);
-    } catch (e) {
-      logger.fatal(`Unable to read workspace file '${workspaceFile}': ${e.message}`);
-
-      return 1;
-    }
-  }
-
   try {
-    return await runCommand(options.cliArgs, logger, workspace);
+    return await runCommand(options.cliArgs, logger);
   } catch (err) {
     if (err instanceof CommandModuleError) {
       logger.fatal(`Error: ${err.message}`);
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-module.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-module.ts
index e216dba749..072eb7ae0c 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-module.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-module.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export interface CommandContext {
   currentDirectory: string;
   root: string;
   workspace?: AngularWorkspace;
+  globalConfiguration?: AngularWorkspace;
   logger: logging.Logger;
   packageManager: PackageManager;
   /** Arguments parsed in free-from without parser configuration. */
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-runner.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-runner.ts
index 65da7de29b..2359956158 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/command-runner.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { TestCommandModule } from '../commands/test/cli';
 import { UpdateCommandModule } from '../commands/update/cli';
 import { VersionCommandModule } from '../commands/version/cli';
 import { colors } from '../utilities/color';
-import { AngularWorkspace } from '../utilities/config';
+import { AngularWorkspace, getWorkspace } from '../utilities/config';
 import { getPackageManager } from '../utilities/package-manager';
 import { CommandContext, CommandModuleError, CommandScope } from './command-module';
 import { addCommandModuleToYargs, demandCommandFailureMessage } from './utilities/command';
@@ -57,11 +57,7 @@ const COMMANDS = [
 
 const yargsParser = Parser as unknown as typeof Parser.default;
 
-export async function runCommand(
-  args: string[],
-  logger: logging.Logger,
-  workspace: AngularWorkspace | undefined,
-): Promise<number> {
+export async function runCommand(args: string[], logger: logging.Logger): Promise<number> {
   const {
     $0,
     _: positional,
@@ -70,7 +66,23 @@ export async function runCommand(
     ...rest
   } = yargsParser(args, { boolean: ['help', 'json-help'], alias: { 'collection': 'c' } });
 
+  let workspace: AngularWorkspace | undefined;
+  let globalConfiguration: AngularWorkspace | undefined;
+  try {
+    [workspace, globalConfiguration] = await Promise.all([
+      getWorkspace('local'),
+      getWorkspace('global'),
+    ]);
+  } catch (e) {
+    logger.fatal(e.message);
+
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  const root = workspace?.basePath ?? process.cwd();
+
   const context: CommandContext = {
+    globalConfiguration,
     workspace,
     logger,
     currentDirectory: process.cwd(),
diff --git a/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/schematics-command-module.ts b/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/schematics-command-module.ts
index 9bc64674f5..ab548b0ece 100644
--- a/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/schematics-command-module.ts
+++ b/packages/angular/cli/src/command-builder/schematics-command-module.ts
@@ -15,12 +15,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular-devkit/schematics/tools';
 import type { CheckboxQuestion, Question } from 'inquirer';
 import { Argv } from 'yargs';
-import {
-  getProjectByCwd,
-  getProjectsByPath,
-  getSchematicDefaults,
-  getWorkspace,
-} from '../utilities/config';
+import { getProjectByCwd, getProjectsByPath, getSchematicDefaults } from '../utilities/config';
 import { isTTY } from '../utilities/tty';
 import {
   CommandModule,
@@ -272,11 +267,11 @@ export abstract class SchematicsCommandModule
       return undefined;
     };
 
-    const localWorkspace = await getWorkspace('local');
-    if (localWorkspace) {
-      const project = getProjectByCwd(localWorkspace);
+    const { workspace, globalConfiguration } = this.context;
+    if (workspace) {
+      const project = getProjectByCwd(workspace);
       if (project) {
-        const value = getSchematicCollections(localWorkspace.getProjectCli(project));
+        const value = getSchematicCollections(workspace.getProjectCli(project));
         if (value) {
           this._schematicCollections = value;
 
@@ -285,10 +280,9 @@ export abstract class SchematicsCommandModule
       }
     }
 
-    const globalWorkspace = await getWorkspace('global');
     const value =
-      getSchematicCollections(localWorkspace?.getCli()) ??
-      getSchematicCollections(globalWorkspace?.getCli());
+      getSchematicCollections(workspace?.getCli()) ??
+      getSchematicCollections(globalConfiguration?.getCli());
     if (value) {
       this._schematicCollections = value;