diff --git a/cdist/argparse.py b/cdist/argparse.py
index 66a87094..fbe2bba6 100644
--- a/cdist/argparse.py
+++ b/cdist/argparse.py
@@ -126,8 +126,7 @@ def get_parsers():
     parser['beta'].add_argument(
            '-b', '--beta',
            help=('Enable beta functionality. '),
-           action='store_true', dest='beta',
-           default=False)
+           action='store_true', dest='beta', default=None)
 
     # Main subcommand parser
     parser['main'] = argparse.ArgumentParser(
diff --git a/cdist/configuration.py b/cdist/configuration.py
index 2a253e7f..674551b8 100644
--- a/cdist/configuration.py
+++ b/cdist/configuration.py
@@ -409,7 +409,12 @@ class Configuration(metaclass=Singleton):
             if option in args:
                 dst_opt = self.ARG_OPTION_MAPPING[option]
                 option_object = self.CONFIG_FILE_OPTIONS['GLOBAL'][dst_opt]
-                if args[option] or isinstance(option_object, BooleanOption):
+                # If option is in args.
+                # Also if it is boolean but only if not None - this allows
+                # False to override True.
+                if (args[option] or
+                    (isinstance(option_object, BooleanOption) and
+                                args[option] is not None)):
                     d[dst_opt] = args[option]
         return d
 
diff --git a/docs/changelog b/docs/changelog
index 0bf77a31..fadad32f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog
+++ b/docs/changelog
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ next:
 	* Core: Fix non-existent manifest non graceful handling (Darko Poljak)
 	* Core: Fix main and inventory parent argparse options (Darko Poljak)
 	* Core: Fix lost error info with parallel jobs (option -j) (Darko Poljak)
+	* Core: Fix determining beta value through configuration (Darko Poljak)
 
 4.8.0: 2018-02-14
 	* Core: Skip empty lines in parameter files (Darko Poljak)