diff --git a/airbyte/cli.py b/airbyte/cli.py
index e209b198..be309749 100644
--- a/airbyte/cli.py
+++ b/airbyte/cli.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import json
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
 
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ def _inject_secrets(config_dict: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
                 message="Config file not found.",
                 input_value=str(config_path),
             )
-        config_dict = json.loads(config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
+        config_dict = yaml.safe_load(config_path.read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
 
     _inject_secrets(config_dict)
     return config_dict