diff --git a/.codeclimate.yml b/.codeclimate.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8539c4f..0000000
--- a/.codeclimate.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-engines:
-  eslint:
-    enabled: false
-  duplication:
-    enabled: false
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d95e28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+.github/
+.tmp/
+.nyc_output/
+test/
+test-performance/
+
+.istanbul.yml
+.travis.yml
+appveyor.yml
diff --git a/lib/Core.js b/lib/Core.js
index f464cf2..53c741b 100644
--- a/lib/Core.js
+++ b/lib/Core.js
@@ -122,8 +122,9 @@ const Core = module.exports = {
         app.log.warn('freezeConfig is disabled. Configuration will not be frozen.')
         app.log.warn('Please only use this flag for testing/debugging purposes.')
       }
-
-      app.config.freeze()
+      else {
+        app.config.freeze()
+      }
     })
     app.once('trailpack:all:initialized', () => {
       app.log.silly(lib.Templates.silly.initialized)