diff --git a/spec/ameba/cli/cmd_spec.cr b/spec/ameba/cli/cmd_spec.cr
index c2f331fe..dc8b2202 100644
--- a/spec/ameba/cli/cmd_spec.cr
+++ b/spec/ameba/cli/cmd_spec.cr
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ module Ameba::Cli
         c.formatter.should eq :todo
       end
 
+      it "ignores --config if --gen-config flag passed" do
+        c = Cli.parse_args %w(--gen-config --config my_config.yml)
+        c.formatter.should eq :todo
+        c.config.should eq ""
+      end
+
       it "accepts unknown args as files" do
         c = Cli.parse_args %w(source1.cr source2.cr)
         c.files.should eq %w(source1.cr source2.cr)
diff --git a/src/ameba/cli/cmd.cr b/src/ameba/cli/cmd.cr
index 286af8e2..3849030f 100644
--- a/src/ameba/cli/cmd.cr
+++ b/src/ameba/cli/cmd.cr
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ module Ameba::Cli
       parser.on("--gen-config",
         "Generate a configuration file acting as a TODO list") do
         opts.formatter = :todo
+        opts.config = ""
       end
     end