diff -u b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
--- b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
+++ b/core/includes/bootstrap.inc
@@ -2437,17 +2437,17 @@
     // requests.
     $container = new ContainerBuilder();
 
-    $container->register('config.storage.active', 'Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorage')
+    $container->register('config.cachedstorage.delegate', 'Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorage')
       ->addArgument(config_get_config_directory());
-    $container->register('config.storage.staging', 'Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorage')
-      ->addArgument(config_get_config_directory(CONFIG_STAGING_DIRECTORY));
-    $container->register('config.cache')
+    $container->register('config.cachedstorage.cache')
       ->setFactoryClass('Drupal\Core\Cache\CacheFactory')
       ->setFactoryMethod('get')
       ->addArgument('config');
+    $container->register('config.storage.staging', 'Drupal\Core\Config\FileStorage')
+      ->addArgument(config_get_config_directory(CONFIG_STAGING_DIRECTORY));
     $container->register('config.storage', 'Drupal\Core\Config\CachedStorage')
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.storage.active'))
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.cache'));
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.cachedstorage.delegate'))
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.cachedstorage.cache'));
 
     $container->register('config.subscriber.globalconf', 'Drupal\Core\EventSubscriber\ConfigGlobalOverrideSubscriber');
     $container->register('dispatcher', 'Symfony\Component\EventDispatcher\EventDispatcher')
@@ -2455,7 +2455,7 @@
 
     // Register configuration object factory.
     $container->register('config.factory', 'Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactory')
-      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.storage.active'))
+      ->addArgument(new Reference('config.storage'))
       ->addArgument(new Reference('dispatcher'));
 
   }