diff --git a/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/output.txt b/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/output.txt
index 8d2584622..f32d5ba22 100644
--- a/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/output.txt
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 >>> errcode [CLI] current-user me -t dev -p DEFAULT
 "[USERNAME]"
 
-=== Inside the bundle, profile flag not matching bundle host. Badness: should use profile from flag instead and not fail
+=== Inside the bundle, profile flag not matching bundle host. Should use profile from the flag and not the bundle.
 >>> errcode [CLI] current-user me -p profile_name
-Error: cannot resolve bundle auth configuration: config host mismatch: profile uses host https://non-existing-subdomain.databricks.com, but CLI configured to use [DATABRICKS_TARGET]
+Error: Get "https://non-existing-subdomain.databricks.com/api/2.0/preview/scim/v2/Me": (redacted)
 
 Exit code: 1
 
@@ -23,6 +23,65 @@ Error: cannot resolve bundle auth configuration: config host mismatch: profile u
 
 Exit code: 1
 
+=== Bundle commands load bundle configuration when no flags, validation OK
+>>> errcode [CLI] bundle validate
+Name: test-auth
+Target: dev
+Workspace:
+  Host: [DATABRICKS_TARGET]
+  User: [USERNAME]
+  Path: /Workspace/Users/[USERNAME]/.bundle/test-auth/dev
+
+Validation OK!
+
+=== Bundle commands load bundle configuration with -t flag, validation OK
+>>> errcode [CLI] bundle validate -t dev
+Name: test-auth
+Target: dev
+Workspace:
+  Host: [DATABRICKS_TARGET]
+  User: [USERNAME]
+  Path: /Workspace/Users/[USERNAME]/.bundle/test-auth/dev
+
+Validation OK!
+
+=== Bundle commands load bundle configuration with -p flag, validation not OK (profile host don't match bundle host)
+>>> errcode [CLI] bundle validate -p profile_name
+Error: cannot resolve bundle auth configuration: config host mismatch: profile uses host https://non-existing-subdomain.databricks.com, but CLI configured to use [DATABRICKS_TARGET]
+
+Name: test-auth
+Target: dev
+Workspace:
+  Host: [DATABRICKS_TARGET]
+
+Found 1 error
+
+Exit code: 1
+
+=== Bundle commands load bundle configuration with -t and -p flag, validation OK (profile host match bundle host)
+>>> errcode [CLI] bundle validate -t dev -p DEFAULT
+Name: test-auth
+Target: dev
+Workspace:
+  Host: [DATABRICKS_TARGET]
+  User: [USERNAME]
+  Path: /Workspace/Users/[USERNAME]/.bundle/test-auth/dev
+
+Validation OK!
+
+=== Bundle commands load bundle configuration with -t and -p flag, validation not OK (profile host don't match bundle host)
+>>> errcode [CLI] bundle validate -t prod -p DEFAULT
+Error: cannot resolve bundle auth configuration: config host mismatch: profile uses host [DATABRICKS_TARGET], but CLI configured to use https://bar.com
+
+Name: test-auth
+Target: prod
+Workspace:
+  Host: https://bar.com
+
+Found 1 error
+
+Exit code: 1
+
 === Outside the bundle, no flags
 >>> errcode [CLI] current-user me
 "[USERNAME]"
diff --git a/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/script b/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/script
index b37f5e01d..c078d5316 100644
--- a/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/script
+++ b/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/script
@@ -15,12 +15,27 @@ trace errcode $CLI current-user me -t dev | jq .userName
 title "Inside the bundle, target and matching profile"
 trace errcode $CLI current-user me -t dev -p DEFAULT | jq .userName
 
-title "Inside the bundle, profile flag not matching bundle host. Badness: should use profile from flag instead and not fail"
+title "Inside the bundle, profile flag not matching bundle host. Should use profile from the flag and not the bundle."
 trace errcode $CLI current-user me -p profile_name | jq .userName
 
 title "Inside the bundle, target and not matching profile"
 trace errcode $CLI current-user me -t dev -p profile_name
 
+title "Bundle commands load bundle configuration when no flags, validation OK"
+trace errcode $CLI bundle validate
+
+title "Bundle commands load bundle configuration with -t flag, validation OK"
+trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -t dev
+
+title "Bundle commands load bundle configuration with -p flag, validation not OK (profile host don't match bundle host)"
+trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -p profile_name
+
+title "Bundle commands load bundle configuration with -t and -p flag, validation OK (profile host match bundle host)"
+trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -t dev -p DEFAULT
+
+title "Bundle commands load bundle configuration with -t and -p flag, validation not OK (profile host don't match bundle host)"
+trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -t prod -p DEFAULT
+
 cd ..
 export DATABRICKS_HOST=$host
 title "Outside the bundle, no flags"
diff --git a/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/test.toml b/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/test.toml
index 1a611ed95..58ef79eae 100644
--- a/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/auth/bundle_and_profile/test.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Badness = "When -p flag is used inside the bundle folder for any CLI commands, CLI use bundle host anyway instead of profile one"
+LocalOnly=true
 
 # Some of the clouds have DATABRICKS_HOST variable setup without https:// prefix
 # In the result, output is replaced with DATABRICKS_URL variable instead of DATABRICKS_HOST
@@ -10,3 +10,7 @@ New='DATABRICKS_TARGET'
 [[Repls]]
 Old='DATABRICKS_URL'
 New='DATABRICKS_TARGET'
+
+[[Repls]]
+Old='Get "https://non-existing-subdomain.databricks.com/api/2.0/preview/scim/v2/Me": .*'
+New='Get "https://non-existing-subdomain.databricks.com/api/2.0/preview/scim/v2/Me": (redacted)'
diff --git a/cmd/root/auth.go b/cmd/root/auth.go
index 4fcfbb4d8..e2dac68cc 100644
--- a/cmd/root/auth.go
+++ b/cmd/root/auth.go
@@ -195,6 +195,12 @@ func MustWorkspaceClient(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		cfg.Profile = profile
 	}
 
+	_, isTargetFlagSet := targetFlagValue(cmd)
+	// If the profile flag is set but the target flag is not, we should skip loading the bundle configuration.
+	if !isTargetFlagSet && hasProfileFlag {
+		cmd.SetContext(SkipLoadBundle(cmd.Context()))
+	}
+
 	ctx := cmd.Context()
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, &configUsed, cfg)
 	cmd.SetContext(ctx)
diff --git a/cmd/root/bundle.go b/cmd/root/bundle.go
index 5842526f3..3037546c3 100644
--- a/cmd/root/bundle.go
+++ b/cmd/root/bundle.go
@@ -14,26 +14,35 @@ import (
 
 // getTarget returns the name of the target to operate in.
 func getTarget(cmd *cobra.Command) (value string) {
+	target, isFlagSet := targetFlagValue(cmd)
+	if isFlagSet {
+		return target
+	}
+
+	// If it's not set, use the environment variable.
+	target, _ = env.Target(cmd.Context())
+	return target
+}
+
+func targetFlagValue(cmd *cobra.Command) (string, bool) {
 	// The command line flag takes precedence.
 	flag := cmd.Flag("target")
 	if flag != nil {
-		value = flag.Value.String()
+		value := flag.Value.String()
 		if value != "" {
-			return
+			return value, true
 		}
 	}
 
 	oldFlag := cmd.Flag("environment")
 	if oldFlag != nil {
-		value = oldFlag.Value.String()
+		value := oldFlag.Value.String()
 		if value != "" {
-			return
+			return value, true
 		}
 	}
 
-	// If it's not set, use the environment variable.
-	target, _ := env.Target(cmd.Context())
-	return target
+	return "", false
 }
 
 func getProfile(cmd *cobra.Command) (value string) {