diff --git a/cypress/run.js b/cypress/run.js
index 7a08479f2fdb..a1afed14d1eb 100644
--- a/cypress/run.js
+++ b/cypress/run.js
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ const runCypress = async () => {
   }
 };
 
-runCypress().catch(error => console.error(error));
+runCypress();
diff --git a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/actions/config.js b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/actions/config.js
index 534d4c1cf47b..d5fdc7227358 100644
--- a/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/actions/config.js
+++ b/packages/netlify-cms-core/src/actions/config.js
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ export function applyDefaults(originalConfig) {
 
     throwOnMissingDefaultLocale(i18n);
 
-    const backend = resolveBackend(config);
+    const backend = resolveBackend(fromJS(config));
 
     for (const collection of config.collections) {
       if (!('publish' in collection)) {