diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index e3c547c..57ff5db 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -136,10 +136,10 @@ pub fn run() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     } else {
         current_dir()?
     };
-    let config = read_config(&current_dir)?;
 
     match args.command {
         Command::Make(_make_args) => {
+            let config = read_config(&current_dir)?;
             let mut make_files: HashMap<String, String> = HashMap::new();
 
             if let Some(cfg) = config.direnv {