diff --git a/commands/list.go b/commands/list.go
index 41a45e40223..8debe5ca5f7 100644
--- a/commands/list.go
+++ b/commands/list.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/bep/simplecobra"
-	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/config"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/hugolib"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/resources/page"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/resources/resource"
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ func newListCommand() *listCommand {
 
 	list := func(cd *simplecobra.Commandeer, r *rootCommand, shouldInclude func(page.Page) bool, opts ...any) error {
 		bcfg := hugolib.BuildCfg{SkipRender: true}
-		cfg := config.New()
+		cfg := flagsToCfg(cd, nil)
 		for i := 0; i < len(opts); i += 2 {
 			cfg.Set(opts[i].(string), opts[i+1])
 		}
diff --git a/testscripts/commands/list.txt b/testscripts/commands/list.txt
index 42d74cec750..8cbf93266bf 100644
--- a/testscripts/commands/list.txt
+++ b/testscripts/commands/list.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ stdout 'expired.md'
 stdout 'draftexpired.md'
 stdout 'draftfuture.md'
 
+hugo list expired --clock 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
+! stdout 'expired.md'
+
 -- hugo.toml --
 baseURL = "https://example.org/"
 disableKinds = ["taxonomy", "term"]