diff --git a/packages/knip/src/index.ts b/packages/knip/src/index.ts
index a46aa951a..5d3a0e11b 100644
--- a/packages/knip/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/src/index.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ export const main = async (unresolvedConfiguration: CommandLineOptions) => {
   const isReportTypes = report.types || report.nsTypes || report.enumMembers;
   const isReportClassMembers = report.classMembers;
   const isSkipLibs = !(isIncludeLibs || isReportClassMembers);
+  const isShowConfigHints = !workspace && !isProduction && !isHideConfigHints;
 
   const collector = new IssueCollector({ cwd, rules, filters });
 
@@ -617,15 +618,17 @@ export const main = async (unresolvedConfiguration: CommandLineOptions) => {
       deputy.removeIgnoredIssues(collector.getIssues());
 
       // Hints about ignored dependencies/binaries can be confusing/annoying/incorrect in production/strict mode
-      if (!workspace && !isProduction && !isHideConfigHints) {
+      if (isShowConfigHints) {
         const configurationHints = deputy.getConfigurationHints();
         for (const hint of configurationHints) collector.addConfigurationHint(hint);
       }
     }
 
-    const unusedIgnoredWorkspaces = chief.getUnusedIgnoredWorkspaces();
-    for (const identifier of unusedIgnoredWorkspaces) {
-      collector.addConfigurationHint({ type: 'ignoreWorkspaces', identifier });
+    if (isShowConfigHints) {
+      const unusedIgnoredWorkspaces = chief.getUnusedIgnoredWorkspaces();
+      for (const identifier of unusedIgnoredWorkspaces) {
+        collector.addConfigurationHint({ type: 'ignoreWorkspaces', identifier });
+      }
     }
   };
 
diff --git a/packages/knip/test/workspaces-nested.test.ts b/packages/knip/test/workspaces-nested.test.ts
index d219b2db9..759f40c5a 100644
--- a/packages/knip/test/workspaces-nested.test.ts
+++ b/packages/knip/test/workspaces-nested.test.ts
@@ -7,12 +7,8 @@ import baseCounters from './helpers/baseCounters.js';
 
 const cwd = resolve('fixtures/workspaces-nested');
 
-const expectedConfigurationHintsProduction = new Set([
-  { type: 'ignoreWorkspaces', identifier: 'unused-ignored-workspace' },
-]);
-
 const expectedConfigurationHints = new Set([
-  ...expectedConfigurationHintsProduction,
+  { type: 'ignoreWorkspaces', identifier: 'unused-ignored-workspace' },
   { type: 'ignoreBinaries', identifier: 'unused-ignored-bin-global', workspaceName: '.' },
   { type: 'ignoreBinaries', identifier: 'unused-ignored-bin-L-2', workspaceName: 'L-1-1/L-1-2' },
   { type: 'ignoreDependencies', identifier: 'ignored-dep-global', workspaceName: '.' },
@@ -68,7 +64,7 @@ test('Find unused dependencies in nested workspaces with default config in produ
     total: 3,
   });
 
-  assert.deepEqual(configurationHints, expectedConfigurationHintsProduction);
+  assert.deepEqual(configurationHints, new Set());
 });
 
 test('Find unused dependencies in nested workspaces with default config in production mode (strict)', async () => {
@@ -93,5 +89,5 @@ test('Find unused dependencies in nested workspaces with default config in produ
     total: 3,
   });
 
-  assert.deepEqual(configurationHints, expectedConfigurationHintsProduction);
+  assert.deepEqual(configurationHints, new Set());
 });