diff --git a/start.js b/start.js
index 18cf2018..dac59731 100755
--- a/start.js
+++ b/start.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ async function runFastify (args, additionalOptions, serverOptions) {
     options = deepmerge(options, serverOptions)
   }
 
-  if (opts.options && file.options) {
+  if (opts.options || file.options) {
     options = deepmerge(options, file.options)
   }