diff --git a/packages/graphql-language-service-server/src/GraphQLCache.ts b/packages/graphql-language-service-server/src/GraphQLCache.ts
index ea591553f24..93a0db3374c 100644
--- a/packages/graphql-language-service-server/src/GraphQLCache.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql-language-service-server/src/GraphQLCache.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export async function getGraphQLCache({
   loadConfigOptions: LoadConfigOptions;
   config?: GraphQLConfig;
 }): Promise<GraphQLCache> {
-  const graphQLConfig = config || await loadConfig(loadConfigOptions);
+  const graphQLConfig = config || (await loadConfig(loadConfigOptions));
   return new GraphQLCache({
     configDir: loadConfigOptions.rootDir as string,
     config: graphQLConfig as GraphQLConfig,