diff --git a/cmd/kaniko-docker/main.go b/cmd/kaniko-docker/main.go
index 9f5f991..e11037e 100644
--- a/cmd/kaniko-docker/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kaniko-docker/main.go
@@ -201,9 +201,10 @@ func main() {
 func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 	username := c.String("username")
 	noPush := c.Bool("no-push")
+	configOverride := c.Bool("dockerconfig-override")
 
 	// only setup auth when pushing or credentials are defined and docker config override is false
-	if (!noPush || username != "") && !c.Bool("dockerconfig-override") {
+	if (!noPush || username != "") && !configOverride {
 		if err := createDockerCfgFile(username, c.String("password"), c.String("registry")); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}