diff --git a/reflex/utils/exec.py b/reflex/utils/exec.py
index c76541151d7..d140b57242d 100644
--- a/reflex/utils/exec.py
+++ b/reflex/utils/exec.py
@@ -405,7 +405,10 @@ def get_reload_paths() -> Sequence[Path]:
         module_path = module_path.parent
 
         while module_path.parent.name and _has_child_file(module_path, "__init__.py"):
-            if _has_child_file(module_path, "rxconfig.py"):
+            if (
+                _has_child_file(module_path, "rxconfig.py")
+                and module_path == Path.cwd()
+            ):
                 init_file = module_path / "__init__.py"
                 init_file_content = init_file.read_text()
                 if init_file_content.strip():