diff --git a/tests/functional/test_project.py b/tests/functional/test_project.py
index c586dbd56f..a8f793fa8d 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_project.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_project.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import os
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@
 from ape import Project
 from ape.api.projects import ApeProject
 from ape.contracts import ContractContainer
-from ape.exceptions import ProjectError
+from ape.exceptions import ProjectError, ConfigError
 from ape.logging import LogLevel
 from ape.utils import create_tempdir
 from ape_pm import BrownieProject, FoundryProject
@@ -666,6 +667,21 @@ def test_init(self, with_dependencies_project_path):
         # Manifest should have been created by default.
         assert not project.manifest_path.is_file()
 
+    def test_init_invalid_config(self):
+        here = os.curdir
+        with create_tempdir() as temp_dir:
+            cfgfile = temp_dir / "ape-config.yaml"
+            # Name is invalid!
+            cfgfile.write_text("name:\n  {asdf}")
+
+            os.chdir(temp_dir)
+            expected = r"[.\n]*Input should be a valid string\n-->1: name:\n   2:   {asdf}[.\n]*"
+            try:
+                with pytest.raises(ConfigError, match=expected):
+                    _ = Project(temp_dir)
+            finally:
+                os.chdir(here)
+
     def test_config_override(self, with_dependencies_project_path):
         contracts_folder = with_dependencies_project_path / "my_contracts"
         config = {"contracts_folder": contracts_folder.name}
diff --git a/tests/integration/cli/test_misc.py b/tests/integration/cli/test_misc.py
index c5451ec675..5bdbe2be1b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cli/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/integration/cli/test_misc.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from ape import Project
+from ape.utils import create_tempdir
 from tests.conftest import ApeSubprocessRunner
 from tests.integration.cli.utils import run_once
 
@@ -33,26 +34,3 @@ def test_help(ape_cli, runner):
         rf"test\s*Launches pytest{anything}"
     )
     assert re.match(expected.strip(), result.output)
-
-
-@run_once
-def test_invalid_config():
-    # Using subprocess runner so we re-hit the init of the cmd.
-    runner = ApeSubprocessRunner("ape")
-    here = os.curdir
-    with Project.create_temporary_project() as tmp:
-        cfgfile = tmp.path / "ape-config.yaml"
-        # Name is invalid!
-        cfgfile.write_text("name:\n  {asdf}")
-
-        os.chdir(tmp.path)
-        result = runner.invoke("--help")
-        os.chdir(here)
-
-        expected = """
-Input should be a valid string
--->1: name:
-   2:   {asdf}
-""".strip()
-        assert result.exit_code != 0
-        assert expected in result.output