diff --git a/cli/lockfile.rs b/cli/lockfile.rs
index aa60b57891..b1f0c777fe 100644
--- a/cli/lockfile.rs
+++ b/cli/lockfile.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ impl Lockfile {
 
     let filename = match flags.lock {
       Some(ref lock) => PathBuf::from(lock),
-      None if flags.unstable => match maybe_config_file {
+      None => match maybe_config_file {
         Some(config_file) => {
           if config_file.specifier.scheme() == "file" {
             let mut path = config_file.specifier.to_file_path().unwrap();
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ impl Lockfile {
         }
         None => return Ok(None),
       },
-      None => return Ok(None),
     };
 
     let lockfile = Self::new(filename, flags.lock_write)?;
diff --git a/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs b/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
index 70d4f5d92f..09fc7b4262 100644
--- a/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
+++ b/cli/tests/integration/run_tests.rs
@@ -3636,7 +3636,7 @@ fn websocket_server_idletimeout() {
 }
 
 itest!(auto_discover_lockfile {
-  args: "run --unstable run/auto_discover_lockfile/main.ts",
+  args: "run run/auto_discover_lockfile/main.ts",
   output: "run/auto_discover_lockfile/main.out",
   http_server: true,
   exit_code: 10,