diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java
index 52c6fce77..399dd15b3 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/App.java
@@ -353,8 +353,7 @@ public class App {
      * @throws InvalidSettingException thrown when a user defined properties
      * file is unable to be loaded.
      */
-    private void populateSettings(CliParser cli) throws InvalidSettingException {
-        final boolean autoUpdate = cli.isAutoUpdate();
+    protected void populateSettings(CliParser cli) throws InvalidSettingException {
         final String connectionTimeout = cli.getConnectionTimeout();
         final String proxyServer = cli.getProxyServer();
         final String proxyPort = cli.getProxyPort();
@@ -377,7 +376,8 @@ public class App {
         final String cveBase12 = cli.getBaseCve12Url();
         final String cveBase20 = cli.getBaseCve20Url();
         final Integer cveValidForHours = cli.getCveValidForHours();
-        final boolean experimentalEnabled = cli.isExperimentalEnabled();
+        final Boolean autoUpdate = cli.isAutoUpdate();
+        final Boolean experimentalEnabled = cli.isExperimentalEnabled();
 
         if (propertiesFile != null) {
             try {
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ public class App {
         }
         // We have to wait until we've merged the properties before attempting to set whether we use
         // the proxy for Nexus since it could be disabled in the properties, but not explicitly stated
-        // on the command line
+        // on the command line.  This is true of other boolean values set below not using the setBooleanIfNotNull.
         final boolean nexusUsesProxy = cli.isNexusUsesProxy();
         if (dataDirectory != null) {
             Settings.setString(Settings.KEYS.DATA_DIRECTORY, dataDirectory);
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ public class App {
             final File dataDir = new File(base, sub);
             Settings.setString(Settings.KEYS.DATA_DIRECTORY, dataDir.getAbsolutePath());
         }
-        Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, autoUpdate);
+        Settings.setBooleanIfNotNull(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, autoUpdate);
         Settings.setStringIfNotEmpty(Settings.KEYS.PROXY_SERVER, proxyServer);
         Settings.setStringIfNotEmpty(Settings.KEYS.PROXY_PORT, proxyPort);
         Settings.setStringIfNotEmpty(Settings.KEYS.PROXY_USERNAME, proxyUser);
@@ -415,7 +415,8 @@ public class App {
         Settings.setIntIfNotNull(Settings.KEYS.CVE_CHECK_VALID_FOR_HOURS, cveValidForHours);
 
         //File Type Analyzer Settings
-        Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_EXPERIMENTAL_ENABLED, experimentalEnabled);
+        Settings.setBooleanIfNotNull(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_EXPERIMENTAL_ENABLED, experimentalEnabled);
+
         Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_JAR_ENABLED, !cli.isJarDisabled());
         Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ARCHIVE_ENABLED, !cli.isArchiveDisabled());
         Settings.setBoolean(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_PYTHON_DISTRIBUTION_ENABLED, !cli.isPythonDistributionDisabled());
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java
index c259e50d0..2ac6152c6 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/CliParser.java
@@ -567,6 +567,32 @@ public final class CliParser {
         return value;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Utility method to determine if one of the disable options has been set.
+     * If not set, this method will check the currently configured settings for
+     * the current value to return.
+     *
+     * Example given `--disableArchive` on the command line would cause this
+     * method to return true for the disable archive setting.
+     *
+     * @param argument the command line argument
+     * @param setting the corresponding settings key
+     * @return true if the disable option was set, if not set the currently
+     * configured value will be returned
+     */
+    private boolean hasDisableOption(String argument, String setting) {
+        if (line == null || !line.hasOption(argument)) {
+            try {
+                return !Settings.getBoolean(setting);
+            } catch (InvalidSettingException ise) {
+                LOGGER.warn("Invalid property setting '{}' defaulting to false", setting);
+                return false;
+            }
+        } else {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns true if the disableJar command line argument was specified.
      *
@@ -574,7 +600,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isJarDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_JAR);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_JAR, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_JAR_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -584,7 +610,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isArchiveDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_ARCHIVE);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_ARCHIVE, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ARCHIVE_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -594,7 +620,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isNuspecDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_NUSPEC);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_NUSPEC, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_NUSPEC_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -604,7 +630,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isAssemblyDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_ASSEMBLY);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_ASSEMBLY, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ASSEMBLY_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -615,7 +641,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * specified; otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isBundleAuditDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_BUNDLE_AUDIT);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_BUNDLE_AUDIT, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_BUNDLE_AUDIT_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -625,7 +651,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isPythonDistributionDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_PY_DIST);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_PY_DIST, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_PYTHON_DISTRIBUTION_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -635,7 +661,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isPythonPackageDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_PY_PKG);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_PY_PKG, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_PYTHON_PACKAGE_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -645,7 +671,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * argument was specified; otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isRubyGemspecDisabled() {
-        return (null != line) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_RUBYGEMS);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_RUBYGEMS, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_RUBY_GEMSPEC_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -655,7 +681,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isCmakeDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_CMAKE);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_CMAKE, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_CMAKE_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -665,7 +691,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isAutoconfDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_AUTOCONF);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_AUTOCONF, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_AUTOCONF_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -675,7 +701,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isComposerDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_COMPOSER);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_COMPOSER, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_COMPOSER_LOCK_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -685,7 +711,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isNexusDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_NEXUS);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_NEXUS, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_NEXUS_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -695,7 +721,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isOpenSSLDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_OPENSSL);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_OPENSSL, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_OPENSSL_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -705,7 +731,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isNodeJsDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_NODE_JS);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_NODE_JS, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_NODE_PACKAGE_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -716,7 +742,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * specified; otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isCocoapodsAnalyzerDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_COCOAPODS);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_COCOAPODS, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_COCOAPODS_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -727,7 +753,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * argument was specified; otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isSwiftPackageAnalyzerDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_SWIFT);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_SWIFT, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_SWIFT_PACKAGE_MANAGER_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -737,7 +763,7 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * otherwise false
      */
     public boolean isCentralDisabled() {
-        return (line != null) && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_CENTRAL);
+        return hasDisableOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_CENTRAL, Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_CENTRAL_ENABLED);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1029,10 +1055,10 @@ public final class CliParser {
      * disabled via the command line this will return false.
      *
      * @return <code>true</code> if auto-update is allowed; otherwise
-     * <code>false</code>
+     * <code>null</code>
      */
-    public boolean isAutoUpdate() {
-        return line != null && !line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_AUTO_UPDATE);
+    public Boolean isAutoUpdate() {
+        return (line != null && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.DISABLE_AUTO_UPDATE)) ? false : null;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1134,10 +1160,10 @@ public final class CliParser {
     /**
      * Returns true if the experimental analyzers are enabled.
      *
-     * @return true if the experimental analyzers are enabled; otherwise false
+     * @return true if the experimental analyzers are enabled; otherwise null
      */
-    public boolean isExperimentalEnabled() {
-        return line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.EXPERIMENTAL);
+    public Boolean isExperimentalEnabled() {
+        return (line != null && line.hasOption(ARGUMENT.EXPERIMENTAL)) ? true : null;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AppTest.java b/dependency-check-cli/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AppTest.java
index fdadb0e39..9659c5241 100644
--- a/dependency-check-cli/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AppTest.java
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/AppTest.java
@@ -13,18 +13,28 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  *
- * Copyright (c) 2015 The OWASP Foundatio. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017 The OWASP Foundatio. All Rights Reserved.
  */
 package org.owasp.dependencycheck;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.apache.commons.cli.ParseException;
+import org.apache.commons.cli.UnrecognizedOptionException;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.InvalidSettingException;
+import org.owasp.dependencycheck.utils.Settings;
 
 /**
  *
  * @author jeremy
  */
 public class AppTest {
+
     /**
      * Test of ensureCanonicalPath method, of class App.
      */
@@ -35,17 +45,83 @@ public class AppTest {
         String result = instance.ensureCanonicalPath(file);
         assertFalse(result.contains(".."));
         assertTrue(result.endsWith("*.jar"));
-    }
 
-    /**
-     * Test of ensureCanonicalPath method, of class App.
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void testEnsureCanonicalPath2() {
-        String file = "../some/skip/../path/file.txt";
-        App instance = new App();
+        file = "../some/skip/../path/file.txt";
         String expResult = "/some/path/file.txt";
-        String result = instance.ensureCanonicalPath(file);
+        result = instance.ensureCanonicalPath(file);
         assertTrue("result=" + result, result.endsWith(expResult));
     }
+
+    @Test(expected = UnrecognizedOptionException.class)
+    public void testPopulateSettingsException() throws FileNotFoundException, ParseException, InvalidSettingException, URISyntaxException {
+        String[] args = {"-invalidPROPERTY"};
+        assertTrue(testBooleanProperties(args, null));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testPopulateSettings() throws FileNotFoundException, ParseException, InvalidSettingException, URISyntaxException {
+        File prop = new File(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("sample.properties").toURI().getPath());
+        String[] args = {"-P", prop.getAbsolutePath()};
+        Map<String, Boolean> expected = new HashMap<>();
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, Boolean.FALSE);
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ARCHIVE_ENABLED, Boolean.TRUE);
+        
+        assertTrue(testBooleanProperties(args, expected));
+
+        String[] args2 = {"-n"};
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, Boolean.FALSE);
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ARCHIVE_ENABLED, Boolean.TRUE);
+        assertTrue(testBooleanProperties(args2, expected));
+
+        String[] args3 = {"-h"};
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, Boolean.TRUE);
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ARCHIVE_ENABLED, Boolean.TRUE);
+        assertTrue(testBooleanProperties(args3, expected));
+
+        String[] args4 = {"--disableArchive"};
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, Boolean.TRUE);
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ARCHIVE_ENABLED, Boolean.FALSE);
+        assertTrue(testBooleanProperties(args4, expected));
+
+        String[] args5 = {"-P", prop.getAbsolutePath(), "--disableArchive"};
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, Boolean.FALSE);
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ARCHIVE_ENABLED, Boolean.FALSE);
+        assertTrue(testBooleanProperties(args5, expected));
+
+        prop = new File(this.getClass().getClassLoader().getResource("sample2.properties").toURI().getPath());
+        String[] args6 = {"-P", prop.getAbsolutePath(), "--disableArchive"};
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, Boolean.TRUE);
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ARCHIVE_ENABLED, Boolean.FALSE);
+        assertTrue(testBooleanProperties(args6, expected));
+
+        String[] args7 = {"-P", prop.getAbsolutePath(), "--noupdate"};
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, Boolean.FALSE);
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ARCHIVE_ENABLED, Boolean.FALSE);
+        assertTrue(testBooleanProperties(args7, expected));
+
+        String[] args8 = {"-P", prop.getAbsolutePath(), "--noupdate", "--disableArchive"};
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.AUTO_UPDATE, Boolean.FALSE);
+        expected.put(Settings.KEYS.ANALYZER_ARCHIVE_ENABLED, Boolean.FALSE);
+        assertTrue(testBooleanProperties(args8, expected));
+
+        
+    }
+
+    private boolean testBooleanProperties(String[] args, Map<String, Boolean> expected) throws URISyntaxException, FileNotFoundException, ParseException, InvalidSettingException {
+        Settings.initialize();
+        try {
+            final CliParser cli = new CliParser();
+            cli.parse(args);
+            App instance = new App();
+            instance.populateSettings(cli);
+            boolean results = true;
+            for (Map.Entry<String, Boolean> entry : expected.entrySet()) {
+                results &= Settings.getBoolean(entry.getKey()) == entry.getValue();
+            }
+
+            return results;
+        } finally {
+            Settings.cleanup();
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/test/resources/sample.properties b/dependency-check-cli/src/test/resources/sample.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b45d5d04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/src/test/resources/sample.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+autoupdate=false
+
+analyzer.experimental.enabled=false
+analyzer.jar.enabled=true
+analyzer.archive.enabled=true
+analyzer.node.package.enabled=true
+analyzer.composer.lock.enabled=true
+analyzer.python.distribution.enabled=true
+analyzer.python.package.enabled=true
+analyzer.ruby.gemspec.enabled=true
+analyzer.autoconf.enabled=true
+analyzer.cmake.enabled=true
+analyzer.assembly.enabled=true
+analyzer.nuspec.enabled=true
+analyzer.openssl.enabled=true
+analyzer.central.enabled=true
+analyzer.nexus.enabled=false
+analyzer.cocoapods.enabled=true
+analyzer.swift.package.manager.enabled=true
+#whether the nexus analyzer uses the proxy
+analyzer.nexus.proxy=true
+analyzer.cpe.enabled=true
+analyzer.cpesuppression.enabled=true
+analyzer.dependencybundling.enabled=true
+analyzer.dependencymerging.enabled=true
+analyzer.falsepositive.enabled=true
+analyzer.filename.enabled=true
+analyzer.hint.enabled=true
+analyzer.nvdcve.enabled=true
+analyzer.vulnerabilitysuppression.enabled=true
+updater.nvdcve.enabled=true
+updater.versioncheck.enabled=true
+analyzer.versionfilter.enabled=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dependency-check-cli/src/test/resources/sample2.properties b/dependency-check-cli/src/test/resources/sample2.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00d0e5a27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dependency-check-cli/src/test/resources/sample2.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+autoupdate=true
+
+analyzer.experimental.enabled=true
+analyzer.jar.enabled=false
+analyzer.archive.enabled=false
+analyzer.node.package.enabled=false
+analyzer.composer.lock.enabled=false
+analyzer.python.distribution.enabled=false
+analyzer.python.package.enabled=false
+analyzer.ruby.gemspec.enabled=false
+analyzer.autoconf.enabled=false
+analyzer.cmake.enabled=false
+analyzer.assembly.enabled=false
+analyzer.nuspec.enabled=false
+analyzer.openssl.enabled=false
+analyzer.central.enabled=false
+analyzer.nexus.enabled=true
+analyzer.cocoapods.enabled=false
+analyzer.swift.package.manager.enabled=false
+#whether the nexus analyzer uses the proxy
+analyzer.nexus.proxy=false
+analyzer.cpe.enabled=false
+analyzer.cpesuppression.enabled=false
+analyzer.dependencybundling.enabled=false
+analyzer.dependencymerging.enabled=false
+analyzer.falsepositive.enabled=false
+analyzer.filename.enabled=false
+analyzer.hint.enabled=false
+analyzer.nvdcve.enabled=false
+analyzer.vulnerabilitysuppression.enabled=false
+updater.nvdcve.enabled=false
+updater.versioncheck.enabled=false
+analyzer.versionfilter.enabled=false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 370e4c9fd..9b371cead 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                             <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <!--destFile>${project.build.directory}/coverage-reports/jacoco-ut.exec</destFile-->
+                            <destFile>${project.build.directory}/coverage-reports/jacoco-ut.exec</destFile>
                             <propertyName>surefireArgLine</propertyName>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
@@ -299,12 +299,31 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                             <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
-                            <!--destFile>${project.build.directory}/coverage-reports/jacoco-it.exec</destFile-->
+                            <destFile>${project.build.directory}/coverage-reports/jacoco-it.exec</destFile>
                             <propertyName>failsafeArgLine</propertyName>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.gmaven</groupId>
+                <artifactId>gmaven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.5</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>add-dynamic-properties</id>
+                        <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>execute</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <source>
+                                project.properties['invoker.mavenOpts']=project.properties.failsafeArgLine
+                            </source>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>            
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -578,6 +597,10 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                 <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>0.7.9</version>
                 <configuration>
+                    <dataFileIncludes>
+                        <dataFileInclude>target/coverage-reports/jacoco-ut.exec</dataFileInclude>
+                        <dataFileInclude>target/coverage-reports/jacoco-it.exec</dataFileInclude>
+                    </dataFileIncludes>
                 </configuration>
                 <reportSets>
                     <reportSet>