diff --git a/astronaut/astronaut b/astronaut/astronaut
index ff43261..856306a 100755
--- a/astronaut/astronaut
+++ b/astronaut/astronaut
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ package_options() { :; }  # Per-package options function.
 # }
 
 # Load any user configuration
-[ ! "$_astronaut_no_load_config" = true -a -f /etc/astronaut.conf ] && . /etc/astronaut.conf
-[ ! "$_astronaut_no_load_config" = true -a -f "$HOME/.astronaut.conf" ] && . "$HOME/.astronaut.conf"
+[ -f /etc/astronaut.conf ] && . /etc/astronaut.conf
+[ -f "$HOME/.astronaut.conf" ] && . "$HOME/.astronaut.conf"
 
 # Options not in the configuration
 _download_only=false