diff --git a/src/cli/index.js b/src/cli/index.js
index 9f0af71030..56853b8304 100644
--- a/src/cli/index.js
+++ b/src/cli/index.js
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ if (!configExists && process.argv[2] !== 'setup') {
 	return;
 }
 
-process.env.CONFIG = configFile;
+if (configExists) {
+	process.env.CONFIG = configFile;
+}
 
 // running commands
 program