diff --git a/__tests__/purgeUnusedStyles.test.js b/__tests__/purgeUnusedStyles.test.js
index 4a72b49c2..493e5fd8a 100644
--- a/__tests__/purgeUnusedStyles.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/purgeUnusedStyles.test.js
@@ -149,6 +149,30 @@ test('does not purge if the array is empty', () => {
     })
 })
 
+test('does not purge if explicitly disabled', () => {
+  const OLD_NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV
+  process.env.NODE_ENV = 'production'
+  const inputPath = path.resolve(`${__dirname}/fixtures/tailwind-input.css`)
+  const input = fs.readFileSync(inputPath, 'utf8')
+
+  return postcss([
+    tailwind({
+      ...defaultConfig,
+      purge: { enabled: false },
+    }),
+  ])
+    .process(input, { from: inputPath })
+    .then(result => {
+      process.env.NODE_ENV = OLD_NODE_ENV
+      const expected = fs.readFileSync(
+        path.resolve(`${__dirname}/fixtures/tailwind-output.css`),
+        'utf8'
+      )
+
+      expect(result.css).toBe(expected)
+    })
+})
+
 test('purges outside of production if explicitly enabled', () => {
   const OLD_NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV
   process.env.NODE_ENV = 'development'
diff --git a/src/lib/purgeUnusedStyles.js b/src/lib/purgeUnusedStyles.js
index 9146a510e..18683f87f 100644
--- a/src/lib/purgeUnusedStyles.js
+++ b/src/lib/purgeUnusedStyles.js
@@ -20,9 +20,11 @@ function removeTailwindComments(css) {
 }
 
 export default function purgeUnusedUtilities(config) {
-  const purgeEnabled =
-    _.get(config, 'purge.enabled', false) === true ||
-    (config.purge !== undefined && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production')
+  const purgeEnabled = _.get(
+    config,
+    'purge.enabled',
+    config.purge !== undefined && process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production'
+  )
 
   if (!purgeEnabled) {
     return removeTailwindComments