diff --git a/linodecli/__init__.py b/linodecli/__init__.py
index db97605a7..da3410cf0 100755
--- a/linodecli/__init__.py
+++ b/linodecli/__init__.py
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@
 
 # if any of these arguments are given, we don't need to prompt for configuration
 skip_config = (
-    any(c in argv for c in ["--skip-config", "--help", "--version"])
+    any(
+        c in argv
+        for c in ["--skip-config", "--help", "--version", "completion"]
+    )
     or TEST_MODE
 )