diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index 8d94df9..a73c9a0 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ function setDefaults(cli, configFileFlags) {
   compositeFlags.navigateFallback = compositeFlags.navigateFallback ||
     configFileFlags.navigateFallback;
 
+  compositeFlags.navigateFallbackWhitelist = compositeFlags.navigateFallbackWhitelist ||
+    configFileFlags.navigateFallbackWhitelist;
+
   compositeFlags.staticFileGlobs = compositeFlags.staticFileGlobs ||
     configFileFlags.staticFileGlobs;
   if (compositeFlags.staticFileGlobs) {