diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d9fb405a7..d374cae9e9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ This is the log of notable changes to Expo CLI and related packages.
 
 ### 🎉 New features
 
-- [expo-cli] EAS Build: Improve errors and wanrings when deprecating API [#2639](https://github.com/expo/expo-cli/pull/2639)
+- [expo-cli] EAS Build: Improve errors and warnings when deprecating API [#2639](https://github.com/expo/expo-cli/pull/2639)
+- [expo-cli] support `--config` flag in `expo credentials:manager` [#2641](https://github.com/expo/expo-cli/pull/2641)
 
 ### 🐛 Bug fixes
 
diff --git a/packages/expo-cli/src/commands/credentials.ts b/packages/expo-cli/src/commands/credentials.ts
index 6e6b1e9431..118f094844 100644
--- a/packages/expo-cli/src/commands/credentials.ts
+++ b/packages/expo-cli/src/commands/credentials.ts
@@ -16,24 +16,29 @@ type Options = {
 
 export default function (program: CommanderStatic) {
   program
-    .command('credentials:manager')
+    .command('credentials:manager [path]')
     .description('Manage your credentials')
     .helpGroup('credentials')
     .option('-p --platform <platform>', 'Platform: [android|ios]', /^(android|ios)$/i)
-    .asyncAction(async (options: Options) => {
-      const projectDir = process.cwd();
-      const context = new Context();
-      await context.init(projectDir, {
-        nonInteractive: options.parent?.nonInteractive,
-      });
-      let mainpage;
-      if (options.platform === 'android') {
-        mainpage = new SelectAndroidExperience();
-      } else if (options.platform === 'ios') {
-        mainpage = new SelectIosExperience();
-      } else {
-        mainpage = new SelectPlatform();
+    .asyncActionProjectDir(
+      async (projectDir: string, options: Options) => {
+        const context = new Context();
+        await context.init(projectDir, {
+          nonInteractive: options.parent?.nonInteractive,
+        });
+        let mainpage;
+        if (options.platform === 'android') {
+          mainpage = new SelectAndroidExperience();
+        } else if (options.platform === 'ios') {
+          mainpage = new SelectIosExperience();
+        } else {
+          mainpage = new SelectPlatform();
+        }
+        await runCredentialsManagerStandalone(context, mainpage);
+      },
+      {
+        checkConfig: false,
+        skipSDKVersionRequirement: true,
       }
-      await runCredentialsManagerStandalone(context, mainpage);
-    }, /* skip project validation */ true);
+    );
 }
diff --git a/packages/expo-cli/src/credentials/context.ts b/packages/expo-cli/src/credentials/context.ts
index 6c9473abc6..c41304e227 100644
--- a/packages/expo-cli/src/credentials/context.ts
+++ b/packages/expo-cli/src/credentials/context.ts
@@ -105,15 +105,15 @@ export class Context {
     this._appleCtxOptions = pick(options, ['appleId', 'appleIdPassword', 'teamId']);
     this._nonInteractive = options.nonInteractive;
 
-    // Check if we are in project context by looking for a manifest
-    const status = await Doctor.validateWithoutNetworkAsync(projectDir, {
-      skipSDKVersionRequirement: true,
-    });
-    if (status !== Doctor.FATAL) {
+    // try to acccess project context
+    try {
       const { exp } = getConfig(projectDir, { skipSDKVersionRequirement: true });
       this._manifest = exp;
       this._hasProjectContext = true;
       this.logOwnerAndProject();
+    } catch (error) {
+      // ignore error
+      // startcredentials manager without project context
     }
   }
 }