diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/analysis_bench.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/analysis_bench.rs
index a01b498229..f4068937e7 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/analysis_bench.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/analysis_bench.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,12 @@ impl BenchCmd {
 
         let start = Instant::now();
         eprint!("loading: ");
-        let (mut host, vfs) = load_cargo(&self.path, self.load_output_dirs, self.with_proc_macro)?;
+        let (mut host, vfs) = load_cargo(
+            &self.path,
+            &Default::default(),
+            self.load_output_dirs,
+            self.with_proc_macro,
+        )?;
         eprintln!("{:?}\n", start.elapsed());
 
         let file_id = {
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/analysis_stats.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/analysis_stats.rs
index 66416f7095..f0852d1254 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/analysis_stats.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/analysis_stats.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@ impl AnalysisStatsCmd {
         };
 
         let mut db_load_sw = self.stop_watch();
-        let (host, vfs) = load_cargo(&self.path, self.load_output_dirs, self.with_proc_macro)?;
+        let (host, vfs) = load_cargo(
+            &self.path,
+            &Default::default(),
+            self.load_output_dirs,
+            self.with_proc_macro,
+        )?;
         let db = host.raw_database();
         eprintln!("{:<20} {}", "Database loaded:", db_load_sw.elapsed());
 
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/diagnostics.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/diagnostics.rs
index 0090fd2c27..6646e417cc 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/diagnostics.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/diagnostics.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ fn all_modules(db: &dyn HirDatabase) -> Vec<Module> {
 }
 
 pub fn diagnostics(path: &Path, load_output_dirs: bool, with_proc_macro: bool) -> Result<()> {
-    let (host, _vfs) = load_cargo(path, load_output_dirs, with_proc_macro)?;
+    let (host, _vfs) = load_cargo(path, &Default::default(), load_output_dirs, with_proc_macro)?;
     let db = host.raw_database();
     let analysis = host.analysis();
 
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/load_cargo.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/load_cargo.rs
index e12e871806..4669c9bc34 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/load_cargo.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/load_cargo.rs
@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ use crate::reload::{ProjectFolders, SourceRootConfig};
 
 pub fn load_cargo(
     root: &Path,
+    config: &CargoConfig,
     load_out_dirs_from_check: bool,
     with_proc_macro: bool,
 ) -> Result<(AnalysisHost, vfs::Vfs)> {
     let root = AbsPathBuf::assert(std::env::current_dir()?.join(root));
     let root = ProjectManifest::discover_single(&root)?;
-    let ws = ProjectWorkspace::load(root, &CargoConfig::default(), &|_| {})?;
+    let ws = ProjectWorkspace::load(root, config, &|_| {})?;
 
     let (sender, receiver) = unbounded();
     let mut vfs = vfs::Vfs::default();
@@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ mod tests {
     #[test]
     fn test_loading_rust_analyzer() {
         let path = Path::new(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR")).parent().unwrap().parent().unwrap();
-        let (host, _vfs) = load_cargo(path, false, false).unwrap();
+        let (host, _vfs) = load_cargo(path, &Default::default(), false, false).unwrap();
         let n_crates = Crate::all(host.raw_database()).len();
         // RA has quite a few crates, but the exact count doesn't matter
         assert!(n_crates > 20);
diff --git a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/ssr.rs b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/ssr.rs
index bbb550ec9a..8ab43e0f76 100644
--- a/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/ssr.rs
+++ b/crates/rust-analyzer/src/cli/ssr.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use ssr::{MatchFinder, SsrPattern, SsrRule};
 
 pub fn apply_ssr_rules(rules: Vec<SsrRule>) -> Result<()> {
     use ide_db::base_db::SourceDatabaseExt;
-    let (host, vfs) = load_cargo(&std::env::current_dir()?, true, true)?;
+    let (host, vfs) = load_cargo(&std::env::current_dir()?, &Default::default(), true, true)?;
     let db = host.raw_database();
     let mut match_finder = MatchFinder::at_first_file(db)?;
     for rule in rules {
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub fn apply_ssr_rules(rules: Vec<SsrRule>) -> Result<()> {
 pub fn search_for_patterns(patterns: Vec<SsrPattern>, debug_snippet: Option<String>) -> Result<()> {
     use ide_db::base_db::SourceDatabaseExt;
     use ide_db::symbol_index::SymbolsDatabase;
-    let (host, _vfs) = load_cargo(&std::env::current_dir()?, true, true)?;
+    let (host, _vfs) = load_cargo(&std::env::current_dir()?, &Default::default(), true, true)?;
     let db = host.raw_database();
     let mut match_finder = MatchFinder::at_first_file(db)?;
     for pattern in patterns {