diff --git a/HISTORY.rst b/HISTORY.rst
index d97b9b9eab..251c7b8059 100644
--- a/HISTORY.rst
+++ b/HISTORY.rst
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ test-driven methodologies, and modern toolchains for unrivaled success.
 6.1.11 (2023-??-??)
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-* Resolved a possible issue that may cause generated projects for `PlatformIO IDE for VSCode <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/integration/ide/vscode.html>`__ to fail to launch a debug session because of a missing objdump binary when GDB is not part of the toolchain package
+* Resolved a possible issue that may cause generated projects for `PlatformIO IDE for VSCode <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/integration/ide/vscode.html>`__ to fail to launch a debug session because of a missing "objdump" binary when GDB is not part of the toolchain package
+* Resolved a regression issue that resulted in the malfunction of the Memory Inspection feature within `PIO Home <https://docs.platformio.org/en/latest/home/index.html>`__
 
 6.1.10 (2023-08-11)
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diff --git a/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py b/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
index 90b3ab78fe..2c03a7c980 100644
--- a/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
+++ b/platformio/home/rpc/handlers/project.py
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ def config_call(init_kwargs, method, *args):
             project_dir = init_kwargs["path"]
             init_kwargs["path"] = os.path.join(init_kwargs["path"], "platformio.ini")
         elif os.path.isfile(init_kwargs["path"]):
-            project_dir = get_project_dir()
-        else:
             project_dir = os.path.dirname(init_kwargs["path"])
+        else:
+            project_dir = get_project_dir()
         with fs.cd(project_dir):
             return getattr(ProjectConfig(**init_kwargs), method)(*args)