diff --git a/cmd/cmd.js b/cmd/cmd.js
index 8f0bab81..f9d987e8 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.js
+++ b/cmd/cmd.js
@@ -313,6 +313,10 @@ class Cmd {
       .description(__('generates documentation based on the smart contracts configured'))
       .action(function(env, options) {
         i18n.setOrDetectLocale(options.locale);
+        embark.initConfig(env || 'development', {
+          embarkConfig: 'embark.json',
+          interceptLogs: false
+        });
         embark.graph({
           env: env || 'development',
           logFile: options.logfile,