diff --git a/packages/data-context/src/data/ProjectLifecycleManager.ts b/packages/data-context/src/data/ProjectLifecycleManager.ts
index 2f7eb4dcbeb2..489c3d92bf29 100644
--- a/packages/data-context/src/data/ProjectLifecycleManager.ts
+++ b/packages/data-context/src/data/ProjectLifecycleManager.ts
@@ -318,8 +318,6 @@ export class ProjectLifecycleManager {
     if (configBrowser) {
       if (this.ctx.isRunMode && !this.ctx.modeOptions.isBrowserGivenByCli) {
         this.ctx.setModeOptionsBrowser(configBrowser)
-
-        return
       }
 
       this.ctx.coreData.cliBrowser ??= configBrowser