diff --git a/messages/action-summary-viewer.md b/messages/action-summary-viewer.md
index 2fe72f796..c29822674 100644
--- a/messages/action-summary-viewer.md
+++ b/messages/action-summary-viewer.md
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@ Summary
 
 Additional log information written to:
 
-# config-action.no-outfiles
-
-No output file was specified.
-
 # config-action.outfile-location
 
 Configuration written to:
diff --git a/src/lib/actions/ConfigAction.ts b/src/lib/actions/ConfigAction.ts
index e588334ae..c997b5031 100644
--- a/src/lib/actions/ConfigAction.ts
+++ b/src/lib/actions/ConfigAction.ts
@@ -121,10 +121,13 @@ export class ConfigAction {
 		};
 		const configModel: ConfigModel = this.dependencies.modelGenerator(relevantEngines, userConfigContext, defaultConfigContext);
 
-		this.dependencies.viewer.view(configModel);
 		const fileWritten: boolean = this.dependencies.writer
 			? await this.dependencies.writer.write(configModel)
 			: false;
+		if (!fileWritten) {
+			this.dependencies.viewer.view(configModel);
+		}
+
 		this.dependencies.actionSummaryViewer.view(logFileWriter.getLogDestination(), fileWritten ? input['output-file'] : undefined);
 		return Promise.resolve();
 	}
diff --git a/src/lib/viewers/ActionSummaryViewer.ts b/src/lib/viewers/ActionSummaryViewer.ts
index 0754696d2..59377b028 100644
--- a/src/lib/viewers/ActionSummaryViewer.ts
+++ b/src/lib/viewers/ActionSummaryViewer.ts
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ export class ConfigActionSummaryViewer extends AbstractActionSummaryViewer {
 
 		if (outfile) {
 			this.displayOutfile(outfile);
-		} else {
-			this.display.displayLog(getMessage(BundleName.ActionSummaryViewer, 'config-action.no-outfiles'));
+			this.displayLineSeparator();
 		}
-		this.displayLineSeparator();
 
 		this.displayLogFileInfo(logFile);
 	}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/actions/ConfigAction.test.ts/action-summaries/no-outfile-created.txt.goldfile b/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/actions/ConfigAction.test.ts/action-summaries/no-outfile-created.txt.goldfile
index 3bcdbe5f2..86522fd7c 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/actions/ConfigAction.test.ts/action-summaries/no-outfile-created.txt.goldfile
+++ b/test/fixtures/comparison-files/lib/actions/ConfigAction.test.ts/action-summaries/no-outfile-created.txt.goldfile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 === Summary
 
-No output file was specified.
-
 Additional log information written to:
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/lib/actions/ConfigAction.test.ts b/test/lib/actions/ConfigAction.test.ts
index 10edee0ab..84c536c08 100644
--- a/test/lib/actions/ConfigAction.test.ts
+++ b/test/lib/actions/ConfigAction.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {ConfigStyledYamlViewer} from '../../../src/lib/viewers/ConfigViewer';
 import {ConfigActionSummaryViewer} from '../../../src/lib/viewers/ActionSummaryViewer';
 
 import {SpyConfigWriter} from '../../stubs/SpyConfigWriter';
+import {SpyConfigViewer} from '../../stubs/SpyConfigViewer';
 import {DisplayEventType, SpyDisplay} from '../../stubs/SpyDisplay';
 
 const PATH_TO_FIXTURES = path.join(__dirname, '..', '..', 'fixtures');
@@ -403,17 +404,38 @@ describe('ConfigAction tests', () => {
 			};
 		});
 
-		it('If a ConfigWriter is provided, it is used along with the ConfigViewer', async () => {
+		it('If a file is created, then the ConfigViewer is unused', async () => {
 			// ==== SETUP ====
 			// We need to add a Writer to the dependencies.
 			const spyWriter = new SpyConfigWriter();
 			dependencies.writer = spyWriter;
+			// Replace the viewer with a Spy.
+			const spyViewer = new SpyConfigViewer();
+			dependencies.viewer = spyViewer;
 
 			// ==== TESTED BEHAVIOR ====
 			await runActionAndGetDisplayedConfig(dependencies, ['all']);
 
 			// ==== ASSERTIONS ====
 			expect(spyWriter.getCallHistory()).toHaveLength(1);
+			expect(spyViewer.getCallHistory()).toHaveLength(0);
+		});
+
+		it('If a file is specified by not created, then the ConfigViewer is used', async () => {
+			// ==== SETUP ====
+			// We need to add a Writer to the dependencies.
+			const spyWriter = new SpyConfigWriter(false);
+			dependencies.writer = spyWriter;
+			// Replace the viewer with a Spy.
+			const spyViewer = new SpyConfigViewer();
+			dependencies.viewer = spyViewer;
+
+			// ==== TESTED BEHAVIOR ====
+			await runActionAndGetDisplayedConfig(dependencies, ['all']);
+
+			// ==== ASSERTIONS ====
+			expect(spyWriter.getCallHistory()).toHaveLength(1);
+			expect(spyViewer.getCallHistory()).toHaveLength(1);
 		});
 	});