diff --git a/internal/client/config.go b/internal/client/config.go
index e14a6b7e19..7fa4321869 100644
--- a/internal/client/config.go
+++ b/internal/client/config.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ func (c *Config) SwitchContext(name string) error {
 	flags := genericclioptions.NewConfigFlags(UsePersistentConfig)
 	flags.Context = &name
 	flags.Timeout = c.flags.Timeout
+	flags.KubeConfig = c.flags.KubeConfig
 	c.flags = flags
 
 	return nil