diff --git a/packages/@sanity/cli/src/util/resolveRootDir.ts b/packages/@sanity/cli/src/util/resolveRootDir.ts
index 142b78263a5..12ec0dd40cd 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/cli/src/util/resolveRootDir.ts
+++ b/packages/@sanity/cli/src/util/resolveRootDir.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ export function resolveRootDir(cwd: string): string {
 
 function hasStudioConfig(basePath: string): boolean {
   const buildConfigs = [
-    fileExists(path.join(basePath, 'studio.config.js')),
-    fileExists(path.join(basePath, 'studio.config.ts')),
+    fileExists(path.join(basePath, 'sanity.config.js')),
+    fileExists(path.join(basePath, 'sanity.config.ts')),
     isSanityV2StudioRoot(basePath),
   ]
 
diff --git a/packages/@sanity/cli/test/basics.test.ts b/packages/@sanity/cli/test/basics.test.ts
index 049afb5d977..de9015b8712 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/cli/test/basics.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@sanity/cli/test/basics.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import path from 'node:path'
+
 import {describeCliTest, testConcurrent} from './shared/describe'
 import {getCliUserEmail, runSanityCmdCommand, studioVersions} from './shared/environment'
 
@@ -23,6 +25,15 @@ describeCliTest('CLI: basic commands', () => {
       expect(result.code).toBe(0)
     })
 
+    testConcurrent('help (from subdirectory)', async () => {
+      const result = await runSanityCmdCommand(version, ['help'], {
+        cwd: (cwd) => path.join(cwd, 'components'),
+      })
+      expect(result.stdout).toContain('Not in project directory')
+      expect(result.stdout).toMatch(/usage:/i)
+      expect(result.code).toBe(0)
+    })
+
     testConcurrent('projects list', async () => {
       const result = await runSanityCmdCommand(version, ['projects', 'list'])
       expect(result.stdout).toContain('.sanity.studio')
diff --git a/packages/@sanity/cli/test/shared/environment.ts b/packages/@sanity/cli/test/shared/environment.ts
index d9626cdbb89..1ba455afe8c 100644
--- a/packages/@sanity/cli/test/shared/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/@sanity/cli/test/shared/environment.ts
@@ -125,14 +125,16 @@ export const getTestRunArgs = (version: string) => {
 export function runSanityCmdCommand(
   version: string,
   args: string[],
-  options: {env?: Record<string, string | undefined>} = {},
+  options: {env?: Record<string, string | undefined>; cwd?: (cwd: string) => string} = {},
 ): Promise<{
   code: number | null
   stdout: string
   stderr: string
 }> {
+  const cwd = options.cwd ?? ((currentCwd) => currentCwd)
+
   return exec(process.argv[0], [cliBinPath, ...args], {
-    cwd: path.join(studiosPath, version),
+    cwd: cwd(path.join(studiosPath, version)),
     env: {...sanityEnv, ...options.env},
   })
 }