diff --git a/.changeset/old-pigs-dance.md b/.changeset/old-pigs-dance.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95a0442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/old-pigs-dance.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@emigrate/cli': patch
+---
+
+Handle the case where the config is returned as an object with a nested `default` property
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/get-config.ts b/packages/cli/src/get-config.ts
index 4db33a7..f70fac9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/get-config.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/get-config.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,18 @@ const commands = ['up', 'list', 'new', 'remove'] as const;
 type Command = (typeof commands)[number];
 const canImportTypeScriptAsIs = Boolean(process.isBun) || typeof Deno !== 'undefined';
 
+const getEmigrateConfig = (config: any): EmigrateConfig => {
+  if ('default' in config && typeof config.default === 'object' && config.default !== null) {
+    return config.default as EmigrateConfig;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof config === 'object' && config !== null) {
+    return config as EmigrateConfig;
+  }
+
+  return {};
+};
+
 export const getConfig = async (command: Command, forceImportTypeScriptAsIs = false): Promise<Config> => {
   const explorer = cosmiconfig('emigrate', {
     // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/naming-convention
@@ -18,7 +30,7 @@ export const getConfig = async (command: Command, forceImportTypeScriptAsIs = fa
     return {};
   }
 
-  const config = result.config as EmigrateConfig;
+  const config = getEmigrateConfig(result.config);
 
   const commandConfig = config[command];