diff --git a/bin/stack-config b/bin/stack-config
index 31a700e..7215049 100755
--- a/bin/stack-config
+++ b/bin/stack-config
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-export UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT=.venv-`uname -m`
-
+# determine the root directory of the stackinator project
 STACKINATOR_ROOT=$(dirname `realpath $0`)/..
-uv run --directory $STACKINATOR_ROOT --with . python -m stackinator.main $@
+
+# Notes:
+# - --project: make `uv run` run in "project" mode, using the specified project directory
+# - UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT: specify a custom name for the project virtual environment, based on the architecture (avoiding conflicts between x86_64 and arm64)
+
+export UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT=.venv-`uname -m`
+uv run --project $STACKINATOR_ROOT stack-config $@