diff --git a/lesspipe.sh b/lesspipe.sh
index 23e2c9e..a279cff 100755
--- a/lesspipe.sh
+++ b/lesspipe.sh
@@ -437,23 +437,25 @@ has_colorizer () {
 	[[ -n $3 ]] && lang=$3 || lang=$2
 	case $prog in
 		bat|batcat)
+		        batconfig=$($prog --config-file)
 			[[ -n $lang ]] && $prog --list-languages|sed 's/.*:/,/;s/$/,/'|grep -i ",$lang," > /dev/null && opt=(-l "$lang")
 			[[ -n $LESSCOLORIZER && $LESSCOLORIZER = *\ *--style=* ]] && style="${LESSCOLORIZER/* --style=/}"
 			[[ -z $style ]] && style=$BAT_STYLE
 			[[ -n $LESSCOLORIZER && $LESSCOLORIZER = *\ *--theme=* ]] && theme="${LESSCOLORIZER/* --theme=/}"
 			[[ -z $theme ]] && theme=$BAT_THEME
-			if [[ -r "$HOME/.config/bat/config" ]]; then
+			if [[ -r "$batconfig" ]]; then
 				if [[ -z $style ]]; then
-					grep -q -e '^--style' "$HOME/.config/bat/config" || style=plain
+					grep -q -e '^--style' "$batconfig" || style=plain
 				fi
 				if [[ -z $theme ]]; then
-					grep -q -e '^--theme' "$HOME/.config/bat/config" || theme=ansi
+					grep -q -e '^--theme' "$batconfig" || theme=ansi
 				fi
 			else
 				[[ -z $style ]] && style=plain
 				[[ -z $theme ]] && theme=ansi
 			fi
-			opt+=(--style="${style%% *}" --theme="${theme%%[|&;<>]*}")
+			style="${style%% *}" theme="${theme%%[|&;<>]*}"
+			opt+=(${style:+--style="$style"} ${theme:+--theme="$theme"})
 			opt+=("$COLOR" --paging=never "$1") ;;
 		pygmentize)
 			pygmentize -l "$lang" /dev/null &>/dev/null && opt=(-l "$lang") || opt=(-g)