diff --git a/astronaut/astronaut b/astronaut/astronaut
index ecd4760..08af699 100755
--- a/astronaut/astronaut
+++ b/astronaut/astronaut
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ package_options() { :; }  # Per-package options function.
 # }
 
 # Load any user configuration
-[ -f /etc/astronaut.conf ] && . /etc/astronaut.conf
-[ -f "$HOME/.astronaut.conf" ] && . "$HOME/.astronaut.conf"
+[ ! "$_astronaut_no_load_config" = true -a -f /etc/astronaut.conf ] && . /etc/astronaut.conf
+[ ! "$_astronaut_no_load_config" = true -a -f "$HOME/.astronaut.conf" ] && . "$HOME/.astronaut.conf"
 
 # Options not in the configuration
 _download_only=false
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ _vcs_only=false
 vcs_compile=false
 unset _user_options  # Options specified in the command line get the highest priority
 unset _sat_options  # Options defined by the satellite
-#_nuke_dir_install (This can be set from wrappers)
+#_astronaut_nuke_dir_install (This can be set from wrappers)
 
 # Should be specified in the satellite
 unset name
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ while getopts "h?s:b:i:r:p:IcCdvo:" opt; do
             dir_prefix="$OPTARG"
             ;;
         I)
-            _nuke_dir_install=true
+            _astronaut_nuke_dir_install=true
             ;;
         d)
             _download_only=true
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ if [ "$_download_only" = false ]; then
     dir_install="$(echo "$dir_install" | sed -e "s/{pkg}/$(safe_sed "$satname")/g")"
 
     # This variable can be set by a wrapper script in need to nuke the install dir.
-    if [ "$_nuke_dir_install" = true -a ! -z "$dir_install" ]; then
+    if [ "$_astronaut_nuke_dir_install" = true -a ! -z "$dir_install" ]; then
         rm -rf "$dir_install"
     fi
 
diff --git a/astronaut/astronautpkg b/astronaut/astronautpkg
index 6bb90d2..29f271c 100755
--- a/astronaut/astronautpkg
+++ b/astronaut/astronautpkg
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ _topdir=$PWD
 _astronaut="$(dirname "$0")/astronaut"
 [ ! -f "$_astronaut" ] && _astronaut='astronaut'
 
-_nuke_dir_install=true
+_astronaut_nuke_dir_install=true
 
 . "$_astronaut"
 
diff --git a/astronaut/pacman-astronaut b/astronaut/pacman-astronaut
index 76e807a..a920ef4 100755
--- a/astronaut/pacman-astronaut
+++ b/astronaut/pacman-astronaut
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ _topdir=$PWD
 _astronaut="$(dirname "$0")/astronaut"
 [ ! -f "$_astronaut" ] && _astronaut="astronaut"
 
-_nuke_dir_install=true
+_astronaut_nuke_dir_install=true
 
 . "$_astronaut"
 
diff --git a/astronaut/xbps-astronaut b/astronaut/xbps-astronaut
index bc813f2..d43d902 100755
--- a/astronaut/xbps-astronaut
+++ b/astronaut/xbps-astronaut
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ _topdir=$PWD
 _astronaut="$(dirname "$0")/astronaut"
 [ ! -f "$_astronaut" ] && _astronaut="astronaut"
 
-_nuke_dir_install=true
+_astronaut_nuke_dir_install=true
 
 . "$_astronaut"