diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/phpshell_config.yml b/changelogs/fragments/phpshell_config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b7fcc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/phpshell_config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - set `global $config;` in phpshell() to find update commands in pfSense Plus 24.11
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/pfsense.py b/plugins/module_utils/pfsense.py
index 7236e04d..4f1ccd89 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/pfsense.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/pfsense.py
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ def uniqid(prefix='', more_entropy=False):
 
     def phpshell(self, command):
         """ Run a command in the php developer shell """
-        command = "global $debug;\n$debug = 1;\n" + command + "\nexec\nexit"
+        command = "global $debug;\n$debug = 1;\nglobal $config;\n" + command + "\nexec\nexit"
         # Dummy argument suppresses displaying help message
         return self.module.run_command('/usr/local/sbin/pfSsh.php dummy', data=command)