diff --git a/src/generators/output/to-disk.js b/src/generators/output/to-disk.js
index 6d48c406..9e1fa442 100644
--- a/src/generators/output/to-disk.js
+++ b/src/generators/output/to-disk.js
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ module.exports = async (env, spinner, config) => {
 
             try {
               const compiled = await render(html, {
+                useFileConfig: true,
                 maizzle: {
                   ...config,
                   env
diff --git a/src/generators/output/to-string.js b/src/generators/output/to-string.js
index 32bed0a6..dbb6981e 100644
--- a/src/generators/output/to-string.js
+++ b/src/generators/output/to-string.js
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ module.exports = async (html, options) => {
     throw new RangeError('received empty string')
   }
 
-  const fileConfig = await Config.getMerged(process.env.NODE_ENV)
+  const fileConfig = get(options, 'useFileConfig')
+    ? await Config.getMerged(process.env.NODE_ENV)
+    : {}
 
   let config = merge(fileConfig, get(options, 'maizzle', {}))