diff --git a/src/configuration.js b/src/configuration.js
index f78b4094..70013afb 100644
--- a/src/configuration.js
+++ b/src/configuration.js
@@ -429,7 +429,9 @@ class CodeGenConfig {
 }
 
 const getDefaultPrettierOptions = () => {
-  const prettier = cosmiconfigSync("prettier").search();
+  const prettier = cosmiconfigSync("prettier", {
+    searchStrategy: "global",
+  }).search();
 
   if (prettier) {
     return {