diff --git a/src/bunfig.zig b/src/bunfig.zig
index ca0dd45d95..a7a3c0fa2b 100644
--- a/src/bunfig.zig
+++ b/src/bunfig.zig
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ pub const Bunfig = struct {
                         break :brk install_;
                     };
 
-                    if (json.get("auto")) |auto_install_expr| {
+                    if (_bun.get("auto")) |auto_install_expr| {
                         if (auto_install_expr.data == .e_string) {
                             this.ctx.debug.global_cache = options.GlobalCache.Map.get(auto_install_expr.asString(this.allocator) orelse "") orelse {
                                 try this.addError(auto_install_expr.loc, "Invalid auto install setting, must be one of true, false, or \"force\" \"fallback\" \"disable\"");
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ pub const Bunfig = struct {
                         }
                     }
 
-                    if (json.get("prefer")) |prefer_expr| {
+                    if (_bun.get("prefer")) |prefer_expr| {
                         try this.expect(prefer_expr, .e_string);
 
                         if (Prefer.get(prefer_expr.asString(bun.default_allocator) orelse "")) |setting| {