diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index aed3213..9394e03 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ var cli = meow(
 
 /* Set-up. */
 var defaultGlobs = ['{docs/**/,doc/**/,}*.{' + extensions.join(',') + '}']
+var silentlyIgnore
 var globs
 
 if (cli.flags.stdin) {
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ if (cli.flags.stdin) {
   }
 } else if (cli.input.length === 0) {
   globs = defaultGlobs
+  silentlyIgnore = true
 } else {
   globs = cli.input
 }
@@ -100,6 +102,7 @@ engine(
     rcName: '.alexrc',
     packageField: 'alex',
     ignoreName: '.alexignore',
+    silentlyIgnore: silentlyIgnore,
     frail: true,
     defaultConfig: transform()
   },
diff --git a/test/cli.js b/test/cli.js
index 33d5812..2fb07c9 100644
--- a/test/cli.js
+++ b/test/cli.js
@@ -136,21 +136,12 @@ test('non-binary (optional)', function(t) {
 })
 
 test('default globs', function(t) {
-  return execa.stderr('./cli.js').catch(function(err) {
+  return execa.stderr('./cli.js').then(function(stderr) {
     var expected = [
-      'code-of-conduct.md',
-      '  1:1  error  Cannot process specified file: it’s ignored',
-      '',
       'contributing.md: no issues found',
-      'example.md',
-      '  1:1  error  Cannot process specified file: it’s ignored',
-      '',
-      'readme.md: no issues found',
-      '',
-      '✖ 2 errors',
-      ''
+      'readme.md: no issues found'
     ].join('\n')
 
-    t.is(err.stderr, expected)
+    t.is(stderr, expected)
   })
 })