diff --git a/cmd/airflow.go b/cmd/airflow.go
index 33de45976..f8ccad589 100644
--- a/cmd/airflow.go
+++ b/cmd/airflow.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
@@ -39,39 +40,44 @@ var (
 	}
 
 	airflowDeployCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "deploy",
-		Short: "Deploy an airflow project",
-		Long:  "Deploy an airflow project to a given deployment",
-		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
-		RunE:  checkForProject(airflowDeploy),
+		Use:    "deploy",
+		Short:  "Deploy an airflow project",
+		Long:   "Deploy an airflow project to a given deployment",
+		Args:   cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		PreRun: ensureProjectDir,
+		RunE:   airflowDeploy,
 	}
 
 	airflowStartCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "start",
-		Short: "Start a development airflow cluster",
-		Long:  "Start a development airflow cluster",
-		RunE:  checkForProject(airflowStart),
+		Use:    "start",
+		Short:  "Start a development airflow cluster",
+		Long:   "Start a development airflow cluster",
+		PreRun: ensureProjectDir,
+		RunE:   airflowStart,
 	}
 
 	airflowKillCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "kill",
-		Short: "Kill a development airflow cluster",
-		Long:  "Kill a development airflow cluster",
-		RunE:  checkForProject(airflowKill),
+		Use:    "kill",
+		Short:  "Kill a development airflow cluster",
+		Long:   "Kill a development airflow cluster",
+		PreRun: ensureProjectDir,
+		RunE:   airflowKill,
 	}
 
 	airflowStopCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "stop",
-		Short: "Stop a development airflow cluster",
-		Long:  "Stop a development airflow cluster",
-		RunE:  checkForProject(airflowStop),
+		Use:    "stop",
+		Short:  "Stop a development airflow cluster",
+		Long:   "Stop a development airflow cluster",
+		PreRun: ensureProjectDir,
+		RunE:   airflowStop,
 	}
 
 	airflowPSCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "ps",
-		Short: "List airflow containers",
-		Long:  "List airflow containers",
-		RunE:  checkForProject(airflowPS),
+		Use:    "ps",
+		Short:  "List airflow containers",
+		Long:   "List airflow containers",
+		PreRun: ensureProjectDir,
+		RunE:   airflowPS,
 	}
 )
 
@@ -105,14 +111,10 @@ func init() {
 	airflowRootCmd.AddCommand(airflowPSCmd)
 }
 
-// Check for project wraps functions that can only be run within a project directory
-// and will return an error otherwise.
-func checkForProject(f func(*cobra.Command, []string) error) func(*cobra.Command, []string) error {
-	return func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		if len(projectRoot) > 0 {
-			return f(cmd, args)
-		}
-		return errors.New("Not in an astronomer project directory")
+func ensureProjectDir(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	if !(len(projectRoot) > 0) {
+		fmt.Println("Error: Not in an astronomer project directory")
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index 52e8a7f13..7d3f2f8fb 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/astronomerio/astro-cli/config"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -9,10 +10,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
+	// Flags
+	globalFlag bool
+
+	//Commands
 	configRootCmd = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "config",
-		Short: "Manage astro project configurations",
-		Long:  "Manage astro project configurations",
+		Use:              "config",
+		Short:            "Manage astro project configurations",
+		Long:             "Manage astro project configurations",
+		PersistentPreRun: ensureGlobalFlag,
 	}
 
 	configGetCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -20,8 +26,6 @@ var (
 		Short: "Get astro project configuration",
 		Long:  "Get astro project configuration",
 		RunE:  configGet,
-		// TODO add arg validator
-		// TODO check project specific config
 	}
 
 	configSetCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -29,8 +33,6 @@ var (
 		Short: "Set astro project configuration",
 		Long:  "Set astro project configuration",
 		RunE:  configSet,
-		// TODO add arg validator
-		// TODO check project specific config
 	}
 )
 
@@ -40,13 +42,24 @@ func init() {
 
 	// Config root
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(configRootCmd)
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&globalFlag, "global", "g", false, "view or modify global config")
 
 	// Config get
 	configRootCmd.AddCommand(configGetCmd)
+
 	// Config set
 	configRootCmd.AddCommand(configSetCmd)
 }
 
+func ensureGlobalFlag(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+	if !(len(projectRoot) > 0) && !globalFlag {
+		var c = "astro config " + cmd.Use + " " + args[0] + " -g"
+		fmt.Println("You are attempting to " + cmd.Use + " a project config outside of a project directory\n" +
+			"To " + cmd.Use + " a global config try\n" + c)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
 func configGet(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if len(args) != 1 {
 		return errors.New("Must specify config key")
@@ -62,7 +75,11 @@ func configGet(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return errors.New(errMsg)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", cfg.Path, cfg.GetString())
+	if globalFlag {
+		fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", cfg.Path, cfg.GetHomeString())
+	} else {
+		fmt.Printf("%s: %s\n", cfg.Path, cfg.GetProjectString())
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -84,7 +101,11 @@ func configSet(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return errors.New(errMsg)
 	}
 
-	cfg.SetProjectString(args[1])
+	if globalFlag {
+		cfg.SetHomeString(args[1])
+	} else {
+		cfg.SetProjectString(args[1])
+	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("Setting %s to %s successfully\n", cfg.Path, args[1])
 	return nil