1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cli/lockfile.rs b/cli/lockfile.rs
index b0cf68917..43c01b428 100644
--- a/cli/lockfile.rs
+++ b/cli/lockfile.rs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ impl Lockfile {
   ) -> Result<Option<Lockfile>, AnyError> {
     let filename = match flags.lock {
       Some(ref lock) => PathBuf::from(lock),
-      None => match maybe_config_file {
+      None if flags.unstable => match maybe_config_file {
         Some(config_file) => {
           if config_file.specifier.scheme() == "file" {
             let mut path = config_file.specifier.to_file_path().unwrap();
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ impl Lockfile {
         }
         None => return Ok(None),
       },
+      None => return Ok(None),
     };
 
     let lockfile = Self::new(filename, flags.lock_write)?;