diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 5fd528a..2d31084 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ func LoadConfig(filename string) (*Config, error) {
 	}
 
 	// https://github.com/99designs/gqlgen/blob/3a31a752df764738b1f6e99408df3b169d514784/codegen/config/config.go#L120
+	files := StringList{}
 	for _, f := range cfg.SchemaFilename {
 		var matches []string
 
@@ -168,16 +169,16 @@ func LoadConfig(filename string) (*Config, error) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		files := StringList{}
 		for _, m := range matches {
 			if !files.Has(m) {
 				files = append(files, m)
 			}
 		}
 
-		cfg.SchemaFilename = files
 	}
 
+	cfg.SchemaFilename = files
+
 	models := make(config.TypeMap)
 	if cfg.Models != nil {
 		models = cfg.Models