diff --git a/inject/src/main/java/io/micronaut/context/DefaultApplicationContextBuilder.java b/inject/src/main/java/io/micronaut/context/DefaultApplicationContextBuilder.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/inject/src/main/java/io/micronaut/context/DefaultApplicationContextBuilder.java
+++ b/inject/src/main/java/io/micronaut/context/DefaultApplicationContextBuilder.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class DefaultApplicationContextBuilder implements ApplicationContextBuild
 
     @Override
     public boolean isEagerInitConfiguration() {
-        return eagerInitSingletons;
+        return eagerInitConfiguration;
     }
 
     @NonNull
isEagerInitConfiguration should return eagerInitConfiguration