diff --git a/packages/bundler/package.json b/packages/bundler/package.json
index c1ae37640f3..b754e54ba39 100644
--- a/packages/bundler/package.json
+++ b/packages/bundler/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "!dist/test/**"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@rollup/plugin-virtual": "~3.0.1",
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "~23.0.2",
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "~5.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/cadl-vscode/package.json b/packages/cadl-vscode/package.json
index c07399c00b6..d1ccde5b841 100644
--- a/packages/cadl-vscode/package.json
+++ b/packages/cadl-vscode/package.json
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
     "@types/mocha": "~10.0.0",
     "@types/node": "~18.11.9",
     "@types/vscode": "~1.53.0",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/eslint-config-cadl": "~0.5.0",
     "@cadl-lang/internal-build-utils": "~0.3.2",
     "eslint": "^8.12.0",
diff --git a/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.json b/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.json
index 61fc4343d2e..8e6bc6b5846 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.json
+++ b/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.json
@@ -1,6 +1,18 @@
 {
   "name": "@cadl-lang/compiler",
   "entries": [
+    {
+      "version": "0.38.2",
+      "tag": "@cadl-lang/compiler_v0.38.2",
+      "date": "Fri, 09 Dec 2022 20:43:01 GMT",
+      "comments": {
+        "patch": [
+          {
+            "comment": "Fix: Revert breaking change to global cli usage"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     {
       "version": "0.38.1",
       "tag": "@cadl-lang/compiler_v0.38.1",
diff --git a/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.md
index 5a18e8d109a..5f45601b2a3 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/compiler/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 # Change Log - @cadl-lang/compiler
 
-This log was last generated on Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:04:15 GMT and should not be manually modified.
+This log was last generated on Fri, 09 Dec 2022 20:43:01 GMT and should not be manually modified.
+
+## 0.38.2
+Fri, 09 Dec 2022 20:43:01 GMT
+
+### Patches
+
+- Fix: Revert breaking change to global cli usage
 
 ## 0.38.1
 Thu, 08 Dec 2022 22:04:15 GMT
diff --git a/packages/compiler/cmd/cadl-server.js b/packages/compiler/cmd/cadl-server.js
index e36c200441a..ee38f7740a9 100755
--- a/packages/compiler/cmd/cadl-server.js
+++ b/packages/compiler/cmd/cadl-server.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { runScript } from "../dist/cmd/runner.js";
-await runScript("dist/server/server.js");
+await runScript("entrypoints/server.js", "dist/server/server.js");
diff --git a/packages/compiler/cmd/cadl.js b/packages/compiler/cmd/cadl.js
index 568c697780e..3804d484621 100755
--- a/packages/compiler/cmd/cadl.js
+++ b/packages/compiler/cmd/cadl.js
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 import { runScript } from "../dist/cmd/runner.js";
-await runScript("dist/core/cli/cli.js");
+await runScript("entrypoints/cli.js", "dist/core/cli/cli.js");
diff --git a/packages/compiler/cmd/runner.ts b/packages/compiler/cmd/runner.ts
index 6ea9a615275..a30fddf67cf 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/cmd/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/compiler/cmd/runner.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { readFile, realpath, stat } from "fs/promises";
-import path from "path";
+import { access, constants, readFile, realpath, stat } from "fs/promises";
+import { join, resolve } from "path";
 import url from "url";
 import { resolveModule, ResolveModuleHost } from "../core/module-resolver.js";
 
@@ -10,13 +10,16 @@ import { resolveModule, ResolveModuleHost } from "../core/module-resolver.js";
  * Prevents loading two conflicting copies of Cadl modules from global and
  * local package locations.
  */
-export async function runScript(relativePath: string): Promise<void> {
+export async function runScript(relativePath: string, backupPath: string): Promise<void> {
   const packageRoot = await resolvePackageRoot();
 
   if (packageRoot) {
-    const script = path.join(packageRoot, relativePath);
+    let script = join(packageRoot, relativePath);
+    if (!(await checkFileExists(script)) && backupPath) {
+      script = join(packageRoot, backupPath);
+    }
     const scriptUrl = url.pathToFileURL(script).toString();
-    import(scriptUrl);
+    await import(scriptUrl);
   } else {
     throw new Error(
       "Couldn't resolve Cadl compiler root. This is unexpected. Please file an issue at https://github.com/Microsoft/cadl."
@@ -24,6 +27,12 @@ export async function runScript(relativePath: string): Promise<void> {
   }
 }
 
+function checkFileExists(file: string) {
+  return access(file, constants.F_OK)
+    .then(() => true)
+    .catch(() => false);
+}
+
 async function resolvePackageRoot(): Promise<string> {
   if (process.env.CADL_SKIP_COMPILER_RESOLVE === "1") {
     return await getThisPackageRoot();
@@ -55,5 +64,5 @@ async function resolvePackageRoot(): Promise<string> {
 }
 
 async function getThisPackageRoot() {
-  return path.resolve(await realpath(url.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "../../..");
+  return resolve(await realpath(url.fileURLToPath(import.meta.url)), "../../..");
 }
diff --git a/packages/compiler/core/cli.ts b/packages/compiler/core/cli.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75ce25db455
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler/core/cli.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+/**
+ * For backward compatibility where global compiler would look at ./node_modules/@cadl-lang/compiler/dist/core/cli/cli.js
+ */
+import "./cli/cli.js";
diff --git a/packages/compiler/entrypoints/cli.js b/packages/compiler/entrypoints/cli.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d070a398105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler/entrypoints/cli.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/**
+ * File serving as an entrypoint to resolve a local cadl install from a global install.
+ * DO NOT MOVE or this will create a breaking change for user of global cli.
+ */
+import "../dist/core/cli/cli.js";
diff --git a/packages/compiler/entrypoints/server.js b/packages/compiler/entrypoints/server.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..99ac6a828e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/compiler/entrypoints/server.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/**
+ * File serving as an entrypoint to resolve a local cadl install from a global install.
+ * DO NOT MOVE or this will create a breaking change for user of global cli.
+ */
+import "../dist/server/server.js";
diff --git a/packages/compiler/package.json b/packages/compiler/package.json
index a9a81f0a5e5..dbeb5a3a91d 100644
--- a/packages/compiler/package.json
+++ b/packages/compiler/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cadl-lang/compiler",
-  "version": "0.38.1",
+  "version": "0.38.2",
   "description": "Cadl Compiler Preview",
   "author": "Microsoft Corporation",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/packages/html-program-viewer/package.json b/packages/html-program-viewer/package.json
index b54cced8938..7e5e389d349 100644
--- a/packages/html-program-viewer/package.json
+++ b/packages/html-program-viewer/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     "!dist/test/**"
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1"
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "prettier": "~2.7.1",
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
     "@types/prettier": "2.6.0",
     "@types/react": "~18.0.5",
     "@types/react-dom": "~18.0.1",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/eslint-config-cadl": "~0.5.0",
     "@babel/core": "^7.0.0",
     "eslint": "^8.12.0",
diff --git a/packages/library-linter/package.json b/packages/library-linter/package.json
index 25a57adffa8..2383e6c8489 100644
--- a/packages/library-linter/package.json
+++ b/packages/library-linter/package.json
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
     "!dist/test/**"
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1"
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "~10.0.0",
     "@types/node": "~18.11.9",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/eslint-config-cadl": "~0.5.0",
     "eslint": "^8.12.0",
     "mocha": "~10.1.0",
diff --git a/packages/lint/package.json b/packages/lint/package.json
index 8f1c234b7d8..786e94acbd0 100644
--- a/packages/lint/package.json
+++ b/packages/lint/package.json
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@
     "!dist/test/**"
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1"
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "~10.0.0",
     "@types/node": "~18.11.9",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/eslint-config-cadl": "~0.5.0",
     "@cadl-lang/eslint-plugin": "~0.38.0",
     "eslint": "^8.12.0",
diff --git a/packages/migrate/package.json b/packages/migrate/package.json
index b1e7e846e45..c005632e491 100644
--- a/packages/migrate/package.json
+++ b/packages/migrate/package.json
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "globby": "~13.1.1",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/compiler-v0.37": "npm:@cadl-lang/compiler@0.37.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "~10.0.0",
     "@types/node": "~18.11.9",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/eslint-config-cadl": "~0.5.0",
     "@cadl-lang/eslint-plugin": "~0.38.0",
     "eslint": "^8.12.0",
diff --git a/packages/openapi/package.json b/packages/openapi/package.json
index e792584351a..2a814f056b6 100644
--- a/packages/openapi/package.json
+++ b/packages/openapi/package.json
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@
     "!dist/test/**"
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/rest": "~0.38.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "~10.0.0",
     "@types/node": "~18.11.9",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/rest": "~0.38.0",
     "@cadl-lang/eslint-config-cadl": "~0.5.0",
     "@cadl-lang/library-linter": "~0.38.0",
diff --git a/packages/openapi3/package.json b/packages/openapi3/package.json
index d7360009b57..40b1188b381 100644
--- a/packages/openapi3/package.json
+++ b/packages/openapi3/package.json
@@ -53,14 +53,14 @@
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@cadl-lang/versioning": "~0.38.0",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/rest": "~0.38.0",
     "@cadl-lang/openapi": "~0.38.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "~10.0.0",
     "@types/node": "~18.11.9",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/rest": "~0.38.0",
     "@cadl-lang/openapi": "~0.38.0",
     "@cadl-lang/versioning": "~0.38.0",
diff --git a/packages/playground/package.json b/packages/playground/package.json
index 98f162f01dc..3abfe586cb1 100644
--- a/packages/playground/package.json
+++ b/packages/playground/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@cadl-lang/versioning": "~0.38.0",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/rest": "~0.38.0",
     "@cadl-lang/openapi3": "~0.38.0",
     "@cadl-lang/openapi": "~0.38.0",
diff --git a/packages/prettier-plugin-cadl/package.json b/packages/prettier-plugin-cadl/package.json
index 12296784eaf..5ad2a5c70a3 100644
--- a/packages/prettier-plugin-cadl/package.json
+++ b/packages/prettier-plugin-cadl/package.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     "prettier": "~2.7.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/internal-build-utils": "~0.3.2",
     "@rollup/plugin-commonjs": "~23.0.2",
     "@rollup/plugin-json": "~5.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/rest/package.json b/packages/rest/package.json
index 4d7e4038aee..64a6def8142 100644
--- a/packages/rest/package.json
+++ b/packages/rest/package.json
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@
     "!dist/test/**"
   ],
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1"
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "~10.0.0",
     "@types/node": "~18.11.9",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/eslint-config-cadl": "~0.5.0",
     "@cadl-lang/library-linter": "~0.38.0",
     "@cadl-lang/eslint-plugin": "~0.38.0",
diff --git a/packages/samples/package.json b/packages/samples/package.json
index 59db615b4cf..a10f7f23c12 100644
--- a/packages/samples/package.json
+++ b/packages/samples/package.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "@cadl-lang/versioning": "~0.38.0",
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1",
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2",
     "@cadl-lang/rest": "~0.38.0",
     "@cadl-lang/openapi": "~0.38.0",
     "@cadl-lang/openapi3": "~0.38.0",
diff --git a/packages/versioning/package.json b/packages/versioning/package.json
index d0479b16d8c..eaf2a404373 100644
--- a/packages/versioning/package.json
+++ b/packages/versioning/package.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     "!dist/test/**"
   ],
   "dependencies": {
-    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.1"
+    "@cadl-lang/compiler": "~0.38.2"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/mocha": "~10.0.0",