diff --git a/e2e/tasks/test_task_monorepo_trust b/e2e/tasks/test_task_monorepo_trust
index 32dfb6a6e8..f05b8ac8a2 100755
--- a/e2e/tasks/test_task_monorepo_trust
+++ b/e2e/tasks/test_task_monorepo_trust
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@ EOF
 export MISE_TRUSTED_CONFIG_PATHS=""
 
 # Verify trust error appears for the parent config (command should fail)
-assert_contains "mise -C ../parent-dir tasks ls 2>&1 || true" "are not trusted"
+assert_contains "MISE_YES=0 mise -C ../parent-dir tasks ls 2>&1 || true" "are not trusted"
diff --git a/e2e/tasks/test_task_untrusted_config_error b/e2e/tasks/test_task_untrusted_config_error
index c9f2e1659c..ae170a9fd2 100644
--- a/e2e/tasks/test_task_untrusted_config_error
+++ b/e2e/tasks/test_task_untrusted_config_error
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ EOF
 # 2. Show a clear "config not trusted" error (not "no tasks defined")
 #
 # This test verifies we don't get the misleading "no tasks defined" error
-output=$(mise run make 2>&1 || true)
+output=$(MISE_YES=0 mise run make 2>&1 || true)
 
 # The error should mention "trust" or "untrusted", not just "no tasks defined"
 if echo "$output" | grep -q "no tasks defined.*Are you in a project directory"; then
diff --git a/src/config/config_file/mod.rs b/src/config/config_file/mod.rs
index 587c29548c..5f958478c3 100644
--- a/src/config/config_file/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/config_file/mod.rs
@@ -300,11 +300,12 @@ pub fn trust_check(path: &Path) -> eyre::Result<()> {
         return Ok(());
     }
     if cmd != "hook-env" && !is_ignored(&config_root) && !is_ignored(path) {
-        let ans = prompt::confirm_with_all(format!(
-            "{} config files in {} are not trusted. Trust them?",
-            style::eyellow("mise"),
-            style::epath(&config_root)
-        ))?;
+        let ans = (settings::is_loaded() && Settings::get().yes)
+            || prompt::confirm_with_all(format!(
+                "{} config files in {} are not trusted. Trust them?",
+                style::eyellow("mise"),
+                style::epath(&config_root)
+            ))?;
         if ans {
             trust(&config_root)?;
             return Ok(());