diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index 1ef5f5ba..9d7e03a3 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ Usage:
       return 0;
     }
 
-    // Set the `noCi` options as yargs sets the `ci` options instead (because arg starts with `--no`)
-    if (opts.ci === false) {
-      opts.noCi = true;
-    }
-
     if (opts.debug) {
       // Debug must be enabled before other requires in order to work
       require('debug').enable('semantic-release:*');
diff --git a/lib/get-config.js b/lib/get-config.js
index aaa76b7a..9cf34e0d 100644
--- a/lib/get-config.js
+++ b/lib/get-config.js
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ module.exports = async (context, opts) => {
 
   // Merge config file options and CLI/API options
   let options = {...config, ...opts};
+  if (options.ci === false) {
+    options.noCi = true;
+  }
   const pluginsPath = {};
   let extendPaths;
   ({extends: extendPaths, ...options} = options);
diff --git a/test/cli.test.js b/test/cli.test.js
index bad7efaf..edc72440 100644
--- a/test/cli.test.js
+++ b/test/cli.test.js
@@ -163,18 +163,6 @@ test.serial('Do not set properties in option for which arg is not in command lin
   t.false('e' in run.args[0][0]);
 });
 
-test.serial('Set "noCi" options to "true" with "--no-ci"', async t => {
-  const run = stub().resolves(true);
-  const argv = ['', '', '--no-ci'];
-  const cli = requireNoCache('../cli', {'.': run, process: {...process, argv}});
-
-  const exitCode = await cli();
-
-  t.is(run.args[0][0].noCi, true);
-
-  t.is(exitCode, 0);
-});
-
 test.serial('Display help', async t => {
   const run = stub().resolves(true);
   const argv = ['', '', '--help'];
diff --git a/test/get-config.test.js b/test/get-config.test.js
index 2fb13a7a..568b5870 100644
--- a/test/get-config.test.js
+++ b/test/get-config.test.js
@@ -67,6 +67,18 @@ test('Default values, reading repositoryUrl (http url) from package.json if not
   t.is(result.tagFormat, `v\${version}`);
 });
 
+test('Convert "ci" option to "noCi"', async t => {
+  const pkg = {repository: 'https://host.null/owner/module.git', release: {ci: false}};
+  // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
+  const {cwd} = await gitRepo();
+  // Create package.json in repository root
+  await outputJson(path.resolve(cwd, 'package.json'), pkg);
+
+  const {options: result} = await t.context.getConfig({cwd});
+
+  t.is(result.noCi, true);
+});
+
 test('Read options from package.json', async t => {
   // Create a git repository, set the current working directory at the root of the repo
   const {cwd} = await gitRepo();