diff --git a/agentkit/utils/global_config_io.py b/agentkit/utils/global_config_io.py
index 6cd08eab..aec95302 100644
--- a/agentkit/utils/global_config_io.py
+++ b/agentkit/utils/global_config_io.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from typing import Any, Optional, Tuple
 
 
-_cache: Tuple[Optional[float], dict] = (None, {})
+_cache: Tuple[Optional[Path], Optional[float], dict] = (None, None, {})
 
 
 def get_default_global_config_path() -> Path:
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@ def read_global_config_dict(
         mtime = path.stat().st_mtime
     except FileNotFoundError:
         if force_reload:
-            _cache = (None, {})
+            _cache = (None, None, {})
         return {}
     except Exception:
         return {}
 
-    cached_mtime, cached_data = _cache
-    if not force_reload and cached_mtime == mtime:
+    cached_path, cached_mtime, cached_data = _cache
+    if not force_reload and cached_path == path and cached_mtime == mtime:
         return cached_data
 
     try:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ def read_global_config_dict(
         with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
             data = yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
         parsed = data if isinstance(data, dict) else {}
-        _cache = (mtime, parsed)
+        _cache = (path, mtime, parsed)
         return parsed
     except Exception:
         return {}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def write_global_config_dict(
 
     try:
         mtime = path.stat().st_mtime
-        _cache = (mtime, data)
+        _cache = (path, mtime, data)
     except Exception:
         pass
 
diff --git a/tests/platform/test_global_config_compat.py b/tests/platform/test_global_config_compat.py
index 9b150eef..2e00908f 100644
--- a/tests/platform/test_global_config_compat.py
+++ b/tests/platform/test_global_config_compat.py
@@ -12,8 +12,24 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+import os
+
 import pytest
 from agentkit.toolkit.config.global_config import GlobalConfig
+from agentkit.utils.global_config_io import read_global_config_dict
+
+
+def test_global_config_cache_is_scoped_to_path(tmp_path):
+    first = tmp_path / "first.yaml"
+    second = tmp_path / "second.yaml"
+    first.write_text("region: cn-beijing\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    second.write_text("region: ap-southeast-1\n", encoding="utf-8")
+    shared_mtime_ns = 1_700_000_000_000_000_000
+    os.utime(first, ns=(shared_mtime_ns, shared_mtime_ns))
+    os.utime(second, ns=(shared_mtime_ns, shared_mtime_ns))
+
+    assert read_global_config_dict(first, force_reload=True)["region"] == "cn-beijing"
+    assert read_global_config_dict(second)["region"] == "ap-southeast-1"
 
 
 class TestGlobalConfigCompatibility: