diff --git a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
index 1d579761488b..408f7aeda3f0 100644
--- a/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
+++ b/packages/jest-config/src/normalize.js
@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@ const setupPreset = (
   );
 
   try {
-    // $FlowFixMe
-    preset = (require(presetModule): InitialOptions);
-
     // Force re-evaluation to support multiple projects
     try {
       if (presetModule) {
         delete require.cache[require.resolve(presetModule)];
       }
     } catch (e) {}
+
+    // $FlowFixMe
+    preset = (require(presetModule): InitialOptions);
   } catch (error) {
     if (error instanceof SyntaxError) {
       throw createConfigError(