diff --git a/lib/core/config.js b/lib/core/config.js
index dc3b175e4..32669777e 100644
--- a/lib/core/config.js
+++ b/lib/core/config.js
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ Config.prototype.reloadConfig = function() {
 
 Config.prototype._mergeConfig = function(configFilePath, defaultConfig, env) {
   if (!configFilePath) {
-    return defaultConfig['default'] || {};
+    let configToReturn = defaultConfig['default'] || {}
+    configToReturn.enabled = false;
+    return configToReturn;
   }
 
   if (!fs.existsSync(configFilePath)) {