diff --git a/internal/adapter/cli/run_test.go b/internal/adapter/cli/run_test.go
index 9e08566..8af17d6 100644
--- a/internal/adapter/cli/run_test.go
+++ b/internal/adapter/cli/run_test.go
@@ -322,6 +322,22 @@ func TestParseRunArgsMissingExplicitConfigReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestParseRunArgsInvalidExplicitConfigReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
+	configPath := writeAppConfigFile(t, "api_key: secret\n")
+
+	_, err := parseRunArgs([]string{
+		"--config", configPath,
+		"--prompt", "p",
+		"--input", "a=b",
+	})
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected invalid explicit config error")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "application config error") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected application config context, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestResolveAppSettingsMissingImplicitConfigDoesNotError(t *testing.T) {
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("test", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	settings, err := resolveAppSettings(fs, filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "missing.yml"), appconfig.CLIOverrides{})
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index f5d8cc3..953d9b4 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -49,6 +49,18 @@ func TestLoadConfigInvalidYAMLReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLoadConfigInvalidYAMLImplicitPathReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
+	path := writeConfigFile(t, "config.yml", "prompt_dir: [")
+
+	_, err := LoadConfig(path, false)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected invalid YAML error")
+	}
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrInvalidConfigYAML) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected ErrInvalidConfigYAML, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLoadConfigUnknownFieldReturnsError(t *testing.T) {
 	path := writeConfigFile(t, "config.yml", "unknown_field: true\n")