diff --git a/bin/node b/bin/node
index 4e1f9a314..1eb955b5e 100755
--- a/bin/node
+++ b/bin/node
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if (process.argv.indexOf('--version') !== -1
 const FullNode = require('../lib/node/fullnode');
 
 const node = new FullNode({
-  config: true,
+  file: true,
   argv: true,
   env: true,
   logFile: true,
diff --git a/bin/wallet b/bin/wallet
index 8630592e5..4cf1d4e2a 100755
--- a/bin/wallet
+++ b/bin/wallet
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if (process.argv.indexOf('--version') !== -1
 const Node = require('../lib/wallet/node');
 
 const node = new Node({
-  config: true,
+  file: true,
   argv: true,
   env: true,
   logFile: true,
diff --git a/lib/node/node.js b/lib/node/node.js
index be96072f1..a8f9ecb45 100644
--- a/lib/node/node.js
+++ b/lib/node/node.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class Node extends EventEmitter {
     this.config.inject(options);
     this.config.load(options);
 
-    if (options.config)
+    if (options.file || options.config)
       this.config.open(config);
 
     this.network = Network.get(this.config.getSuffix());
diff --git a/lib/wallet/plugin.js b/lib/wallet/plugin.js
index e20aff97e..f2e6df198 100644
--- a/lib/wallet/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/wallet/plugin.js
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ class Plugin extends EventEmitter {
     super();
 
     this.config = node.config.filter('wallet');
-    this.config.open('wallet.conf');
+
+    if (node.config.options.file)
+      this.config.open('wallet.conf');
 
     this.network = node.network;
     this.logger = node.logger;