diff --git a/fetch b/fetch
index 5b7446dd..a582a197 100755
--- a/fetch
+++ b/fetch
@@ -2435,7 +2435,7 @@ while [ "$1" ]; do
             unset info_color colors
             case "$2" in
                 "--"* | "") echo "--stdout requires at least one argument"; exit ;;
-                *) shift; args=("$@"); stdout ;;
+                *) shift; args=("$@"); config="off" stdout ;;
             esac
         ;;