diff --git a/compiler/nimconf.nim b/compiler/nimconf.nim
index 319a3de6d4..fceedb2c48 100644
--- a/compiler/nimconf.nim
+++ b/compiler/nimconf.nim
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ proc loadConfigs*(cfg: RelativeFile; cache: IdentCache; conf: ConfigRef; idgen:
   if conf.cmd == cmdNimscript:
     showHintConf()
     conf.configFiles.setLen 0
-  if conf.cmd != cmdIdeTools:
+  if conf.cmd notin {cmdIdeTools, cmdCheck, cmdDump}:
     if conf.cmd == cmdNimscript:
       runNimScriptIfExists(conf.projectFull, isMain = true)
     else:
@@ -311,5 +311,6 @@ proc loadConfigs*(cfg: RelativeFile; cache: IdentCache; conf: ConfigRef; idgen:
       runNimScriptIfExists(scriptFile, isMain = true)
     else:
       # 'nimsuggest foo.nims' means to just auto-complete the NimScript file
+      # `nim check foo.nims' means to check the syntax of the NimScript file
       discard
   showHintConf()
diff --git a/tests/misc/trunner.nim b/tests/misc/trunner.nim
index f874d38d91..5d12c38b6f 100644
--- a/tests/misc/trunner.nim
+++ b/tests/misc/trunner.nim
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ tests/newconfig/bar/mfoo.nims""".splitLines
       expected.add &"Hint: used config file '{b}' [Conf]\n"
     doAssert outp.endsWith expected, outp & "\n" & expected
 
+  block: # bug #8219
+    let file = "tests/newconfig/mconfigcheck.nims"
+    let cmd = fmt"{nim} check --hints:off {file}"
+    check execCmdEx(cmd) == ("", 0)
+
   block: # mfoo2.customext
     let filename = testsDir / "newconfig/foo2/mfoo2.customext"
     let cmd = fmt"{nim} e --hint:conf {filename}"
diff --git a/tests/newconfig/tconfigcheck.nims b/tests/newconfig/mconfigcheck.nims
similarity index 74%
rename from tests/newconfig/tconfigcheck.nims
rename to tests/newconfig/mconfigcheck.nims
index 2e12a0bda8..8df6715f64 100644
--- a/tests/newconfig/tconfigcheck.nims
+++ b/tests/newconfig/mconfigcheck.nims
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-discard """
-  cmd: "nim check $file"
-"""
-
 mode = ScriptMode.Verbose
 proc build() =
   echo "building nim... "
   exec "sleep 10"
+  exec "nonexistant command"
   echo getCurrentDir()
 
 echo "hello"
+build()