5 files changed, 72 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/internal/cmd/config.go b/internal/cmd/config.go
index 683c78dd..11886bba 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/config.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/config.go
@@ -57,22 +57,34 @@ func loadConfig(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (*gompla
 	return cfg, nil
 }
 
-func pickConfigFile(cmd *cobra.Command) (cfgFile string, required bool) {
+func pickConfigFile(cmd *cobra.Command) (cfgFile string, required, skip bool) {
 	cfgFile = defaultConfigFile
-	if c := env.Getenv("GOMPLATE_CONFIG"); c != "" {
+	if c, found := env.LookupEnv("GOMPLATE_CONFIG"); found {
 		cfgFile = c
-		required = true
+		if cfgFile == "" {
+			skip = true
+		} else {
+			required = true
+		}
 	}
-	if cmd.Flags().Changed("config") && cmd.Flag("config").Value.String() != "" {
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed("config") {
 		// Use config file from the flag if specified
 		cfgFile = cmd.Flag("config").Value.String()
-		required = true
+		if cfgFile == "" {
+			skip = true
+		} else {
+			required = true
+		}
 	}
-	return cfgFile, required
+	return cfgFile, required, skip
 }
 
 func readConfigFile(ctx context.Context, cmd *cobra.Command) (*gomplate.Config, error) {
-	cfgFile, configRequired := pickConfigFile(cmd)
+	cfgFile, configRequired, skip := pickConfigFile(cmd)
+	if skip {
+		// --config was specified with an empty value
+		return nil, nil
+	}
 
 	// we only support loading configs from the local filesystem for now
 	fsys, err := datafs.FSysForPath(ctx, cfgFile)
diff --git a/internal/cmd/config_test.go b/internal/cmd/config_test.go
index ce59f027..760766fd 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/config_test.go
@@ -188,29 +188,49 @@ func TestPickConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 	cmd.Flags().String("config", defaultConfigFile, "foo")
 
 	t.Run("default", func(t *testing.T) {
-		cf, req := pickConfigFile(cmd)
+		cf, req, skip := pickConfigFile(cmd)
 		assert.False(t, req)
+		assert.False(t, skip)
 		assert.Equal(t, defaultConfigFile, cf)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("GOMPLATE_CONFIG env var", func(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Setenv("GOMPLATE_CONFIG", "foo.yaml")
-		cf, req := pickConfigFile(cmd)
+		cf, req, skip := pickConfigFile(cmd)
 		assert.True(t, req)
+		assert.False(t, skip)
 		assert.Equal(t, "foo.yaml", cf)
 	})
 
 	t.Run("--config flag", func(t *testing.T) {
 		cmd.ParseFlags([]string{"--config", "config.file"})
-		cf, req := pickConfigFile(cmd)
+		cf, req, skip := pickConfigFile(cmd)
 		assert.True(t, req)
+		assert.False(t, skip)
 		assert.Equal(t, "config.file", cf)
 
 		t.Setenv("GOMPLATE_CONFIG", "ignored.yaml")
-		cf, req = pickConfigFile(cmd)
+		cf, req, skip = pickConfigFile(cmd)
 		assert.True(t, req)
+		assert.False(t, skip)
 		assert.Equal(t, "config.file", cf)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("--config flag with empty value should skip reading", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cmd.ParseFlags([]string{"--config", ""})
+		cf, req, skip := pickConfigFile(cmd)
+		assert.False(t, req)
+		assert.True(t, skip)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", cf)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("GOMPLATE_CONFIG env var with empty value should skip reading", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Setenv("GOMPLATE_CONFIG", "")
+		cf, req, skip := pickConfigFile(cmd)
+		assert.False(t, req)
+		assert.True(t, skip)
+		assert.Equal(t, "", cf)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestApplyEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/datafs/getenv.go b/internal/datafs/getenv.go
index 5f9761d4..6af03508 100644
--- a/internal/datafs/getenv.go
+++ b/internal/datafs/getenv.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func ExpandEnvFsys(fsys fs.FS, s string) string {
 
 // GetenvFsys - a convenience function intended for internal use only!
 func GetenvFsys(fsys fs.FS, key string, def ...string) string {
-	val := getenvFile(fsys, key)
+	val, _ := getenvFile(fsys, key)
 	if val == "" && len(def) > 0 {
 		return def[0]
 	}
@@ -23,22 +23,28 @@ func GetenvFsys(fsys fs.FS, key string, def ...string) string {
 	return val
 }
 
-func getenvFile(fsys fs.FS, key string) string {
-	val := os.Getenv(key)
+// LookupEnvFsys - a convenience function intended for internal use only!
+func LookupEnvFsys(fsys fs.FS, key string) (string, bool) {
+	return getenvFile(fsys, key)
+}
+
+func getenvFile(fsys fs.FS, key string) (string, bool) {
+	val, found := os.LookupEnv(key)
 	if val != "" {
-		return val
+		return val, true
 	}
 
 	p := os.Getenv(key + "_FILE")
 	if p != "" {
 		val, err := readFile(fsys, p)
 		if err != nil {
-			return ""
+			return "", false
 		}
-		return strings.TrimSpace(val)
+
+		return strings.TrimSpace(val), true
 	}
 
-	return ""
+	return "", found
 }
 
 func readFile(fsys fs.FS, p string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/internal/tests/integration/config_test.go b/internal/tests/integration/config_test.go
index 1ae19e00..80c9d904 100644
--- a/internal/tests/integration/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/tests/integration/config_test.go
@@ -153,6 +153,20 @@ func TestConfig_EnvConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
 	assertSuccess(t, o, e, err, "yet another alternate config")
 }
 
+func TestConfig_SkipConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := setupConfigTest(t)
+
+	// first set a poisoned default config to prove that it's not being read
+	writeFile(t, tmpDir, ".gomplate.yaml", `badyaml`)
+
+	o, e, err := cmd(t, "--config", "", "--in", "foo").withDir(tmpDir.Path()).run()
+	assertSuccess(t, o, e, err, "foo")
+
+	o, e, err = cmd(t, "--in", "foo").withDir(tmpDir.Path()).
+		withEnv("GOMPLATE_CONFIG", "").run()
+	assertSuccess(t, o, e, err, "foo")
+}
+
 func TestConfig_ConfigOverridesEnvDelim(t *testing.T) {
 	if isWindows {
 		t.Skip()
diff --git a/internal/tests/integration/datasources_consul_test.go b/internal/tests/integration/datasources_consul_test.go
index f04d5020..741f91df 100644
--- a/internal/tests/integration/datasources_consul_test.go
+++ b/internal/tests/integration/datasources_consul_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ func setupDatasourcesConsulTest(t *testing.T) (string, *vaultClient) {
 					"serf_lan": `+strconv.Itoa(serfLanPort)+`,
 					"serf_wan": -1,
 					"dns": -1,
-					"grpc": -1
+					"grpc": -1,
+					"grpc_tls": -1
 				},
 				"connect": { "enabled": false }
 			}`,