diff --git a/file.go b/file.go
index 96991ae..5f8a22c 100644
--- a/file.go
+++ b/file.go
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-//go:build !viper_finder
-
 package viper
 
 import (
@@ -7,23 +5,53 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero"
 	"github.com/spf13/afero"
 )
 
+// ExperimentalFinder tells Viper to use the new Finder interface for finding configuration files.
+func ExperimentalFinder() Option {
+	return optionFunc(func(v *Viper) {
+		v.experimentalFinder = true
+	})
+}
+
+func (v *Viper) findConfigFileWithFinder(finder Finder) (string, error) {
+	results, err := finder.Find(v.fs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if len(results) == 0 {
+		return "", ConfigFileNotFoundError{v.configName, fmt.Sprintf("%s", v.configPaths)}
+	}
+
+	return results[0], nil
+}
+
 // Search all configPaths for any config file.
 // Returns the first path that exists (and is a config file).
 func (v *Viper) findConfigFile() (string, error) {
-	if v.finder != nil {
-		results, err := v.finder.Find(v.fs)
-		if err != nil {
-			return "", err
+	finder := v.finder
+
+	if finder == nil && v.experimentalFinder {
+		var names []string
+
+		if v.configType != "" {
+			names = locafero.NameWithOptionalExtensions(v.configName, SupportedExts...)
+		} else {
+			names = locafero.NameWithExtensions(v.configName, SupportedExts...)
 		}
 
-		if len(results) == 0 {
-			return "", ConfigFileNotFoundError{v.configName, fmt.Sprintf("%s", v.configPaths)}
+		finder = locafero.Finder{
+			Paths: v.configPaths,
+			Names: names,
+			Type:  locafero.FileTypeFile,
 		}
+	}
 
-		return results[0], nil
+	if finder != nil {
+		return v.findConfigFileWithFinder(finder)
 	}
 
 	v.logger.Info("searching for config in paths", "paths", v.configPaths)
diff --git a/file_finder.go b/file_finder.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c873621..0000000
--- a/file_finder.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-//go:build viper_finder
-
-package viper
-
-import (
-	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/sagikazarmark/locafero"
-)
-
-// Search all configPaths for any config file.
-// Returns the first path that exists (and is a config file).
-func (v *Viper) findConfigFile() (string, error) {
-	finder := v.finder
-
-	if finder == nil {
-		var names []string
-
-		if v.configType != "" {
-			names = locafero.NameWithOptionalExtensions(v.configName, SupportedExts...)
-		} else {
-			names = locafero.NameWithExtensions(v.configName, SupportedExts...)
-		}
-
-		finder = locafero.Finder{
-			Paths: v.configPaths,
-			Names: names,
-			Type:  locafero.FileTypeFile,
-		}
-	}
-
-	results, err := finder.Find(v.fs)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	if len(results) == 0 {
-		return "", ConfigFileNotFoundError{v.configName, fmt.Sprintf("%s", v.configPaths)}
-	}
-
-	return results[0], nil
-}
diff --git a/finder.go b/finder.go
index 3944370..ab4b595 100644
--- a/finder.go
+++ b/finder.go
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@ func WithFinder(f Finder) Option {
 	})
 }
 
-// ExperimentalFinder tells Viper to use the new Finder interface for finding configuration files.
-func ExperimentalFinder() Option {
-	return optionFunc(func(v *Viper) {
-		v.experimentalFinder = true
-	})
-}
-
 // Finder looks for files and directories in an [afero.Fs] filesystem.
 type Finder interface {
 	Find(fsys afero.Fs) ([]string, error)
diff --git a/finder_example_test.go b/finder_example_test.go
index 76c5f57..8f09452 100644
--- a/finder_example_test.go
+++ b/finder_example_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-//go:build viper_finder
-
 package viper_test
 
 import (
diff --git a/internal/features/finder.go b/internal/features/finder.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..983ea3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/features/finder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build viper_finder
+
+package features
+
+const Finder = true
diff --git a/internal/features/finder_default.go b/internal/features/finder_default.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89bcb06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/features/finder_default.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !viper_finder
+
+package features
+
+const Finder = false
diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index 81a62b9..3f9d164 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ func New() *Viper {
 
 	v.resetEncoding()
 
+	v.experimentalFinder = features.Finder
+
 	return v
 }