diff --git a/packages/openapi-ts/src/config/init.ts b/packages/openapi-ts/src/config/init.ts
index 14426caae1..f17ce61cde 100644
--- a/packages/openapi-ts/src/config/init.ts
+++ b/packages/openapi-ts/src/config/init.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ export async function resolveJobs({
   let dependencies: Record<string, string> = {};
 
   const eventLoad = logger.timeEvent('load');
-  for (const userConfig of userConfigs) {
+  const isImplicit = !userConfigs.length;
+  const configsToProcess = isImplicit ? ([{}] as ReadonlyArray<UserConfig>) : userConfigs;
+  for (const userConfig of configsToProcess) {
     let configFile: string | undefined;
     if (userConfig.configFile) {
       const parts = userConfig.configFile.split('.');
@@ -50,7 +52,9 @@ export async function resolveJobs({
       dependencies = getProjectDependencies(loaded.foundConfig ? loaded.configFile : undefined);
     }
 
-    configs.push(...loaded.configs);
+    if (loaded.foundConfig || !isImplicit) {
+      configs.push(...loaded.configs);
+    }
   }
   eventLoad.timeEnd();
 
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/openApi/shared/utils/__tests__/filter.test.ts b/packages/shared/src/openApi/shared/utils/__tests__/filter.test.ts
index 8334b0e910..33580cd9ea 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/openApi/shared/utils/__tests__/filter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/openApi/shared/utils/__tests__/filter.test.ts
@@ -129,11 +129,7 @@ describe('createFilteredDependencies', () => {
     });
     // Operation transitively depends on the deprecated schema
     resourceMetadata.operations.set('operation/GET /v1/widgets', {
-      dependencies: new Set([
-        'response/UsedResponse',
-        'schema/Foo',
-        'schema/DeprecatedWidget',
-      ]),
+      dependencies: new Set(['response/UsedResponse', 'schema/Foo', 'schema/DeprecatedWidget']),
       deprecated: false,
       tags: new Set(),
     });