diff --git a/src/config/configFile.ts b/src/config/configFile.ts
index 52d588a7fb..8dfbcba8f0 100644
--- a/src/config/configFile.ts
+++ b/src/config/configFile.ts
@@ -161,22 +161,24 @@ export class ConfigFile<
       // internally and updated persistently via write().
       if (!this.hasRead || force) {
         this.logger.info(`Reading config file: ${this.getPath()}`);
-        const obj = parseJsonMap(await fs.promises.readFile(this.getPath(), 'utf8'));
+        const obj = parseJsonMap(await fs.promises.readFile(this.getPath(), 'utf8'), this.getPath());
         this.setContentsFromObject(obj);
       }
+      // Necessarily set this even when an error happens to avoid infinite re-reading.
+      // To attempt another read, pass `force=true`.
+      this.hasRead = true;
       return this.getContents();
     } catch (err) {
+      this.hasRead = true;
       if ((err as SfError).code === 'ENOENT') {
         if (!throwOnNotFound) {
           this.setContents();
           return this.getContents();
         }
       }
-      throw err;
-    } finally {
       // Necessarily set this even when an error happens to avoid infinite re-reading.
       // To attempt another read, pass `force=true`.
-      this.hasRead = true;
+      throw err;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/stateAggregator/accessors/orgAccessor.ts b/src/stateAggregator/accessors/orgAccessor.ts
index 603577b4a4..263ef157e1 100644
--- a/src/stateAggregator/accessors/orgAccessor.ts
+++ b/src/stateAggregator/accessors/orgAccessor.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ export abstract class BaseOrgAccessor<T extends ConfigFile, P extends ConfigCont
       this.configs.set(username, config);
       return this.get(username, decrypt);
     } catch (err) {
+      if (err instanceof Error && err.name === 'JsonParseError') {
+        throw err;
+      }
       return null;
     }
   }