diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/TestRunner.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/TestRunner.js
index d6e15f6e8863..11c42348f711 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/TestRunner.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/TestRunner.js
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ class TestRunner {
       } else {
         const exit = () => process.exit(1);
         this._dispatcher
-          .onRunComplete(contexts, this._config, aggregatedResults)
+          .onRunComplete(contexts, this._globalConfig, aggregatedResults)
           .then(exit)
           .catch(exit);
       }
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/CoverageWorker.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/CoverageWorker.js
index ab23232eb195..7b1e4bbd892c 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/CoverageWorker.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/CoverageWorker.js
@@ -9,14 +9,15 @@
  */
 'use strict';
 
-import type {Config, Path} from 'types/Config';
+import type {GlobalConfig, ProjectConfig, Path} from 'types/Config';
 import type {SerializableError} from 'types/TestResult';
 
 const fs = require('fs');
 const generateEmptyCoverage = require('../generateEmptyCoverage');
 
 type CoverageWorkerData = {|
-  config: Config,
+  globalConfig: GlobalConfig,
+  config: ProjectConfig,
   untestedFilePath: Path,
 |};
 
@@ -43,12 +44,17 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', err => {
 });
 
 module.exports = (
-  {config, untestedFilePath}: CoverageWorkerData,
+  {globalConfig, config, untestedFilePath}: CoverageWorkerData,
   callback: WorkerCallback,
 ) => {
   try {
     const source = fs.readFileSync(untestedFilePath).toString();
-    const result = generateEmptyCoverage(source, untestedFilePath, config);
+    const result = generateEmptyCoverage(
+      source,
+      untestedFilePath,
+      globalConfig,
+      config,
+    );
     callback(null, result);
   } catch (e) {
     callback(formatCoverageError(e, untestedFilePath), undefined);
diff --git a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/__tests__/CoverageWorker-test.js b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/__tests__/CoverageWorker-test.js
index 6720cc2c0bec..d6630c74ce02 100644
--- a/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/__tests__/CoverageWorker-test.js
+++ b/packages/jest-cli/src/reporters/__tests__/CoverageWorker-test.js
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@ jest.mock('fs').mock('../../generateEmptyCoverage');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const generateEmptyCoverage = require('../../generateEmptyCoverage');
 
-const config = {collectCoverage: true};
+const globalConfig = {collectCoverage: true};
+const config = {};
 const worker = require('../CoverageWorker');
-const workerOptions = {config, untestedFilePath: 'asdf'};
+const workerOptions = {globalConfig, config, untestedFilePath: 'asdf'};
 
 describe('CoverageWorker', () => {
   it('resolves to the result of generateEmptyCoverage upon success', () => {
@@ -24,7 +25,12 @@ describe('CoverageWorker', () => {
     generateEmptyCoverage.mockImplementation(() => 42);
     return new Promise(resolve => {
       worker(workerOptions, (err, result) => {
-        expect(generateEmptyCoverage).toBeCalledWith(validJS, 'asdf', config);
+        expect(generateEmptyCoverage).toBeCalledWith(
+          validJS,
+          'asdf',
+          globalConfig,
+          config,
+        );
         expect(result).toEqual(42);
         resolve();
       });