diff --git a/src/anki/config_parser.py b/src/anki/config_parser.py
index af14679..90f2aa9 100644
--- a/src/anki/config_parser.py
+++ b/src/anki/config_parser.py
@@ -9,20 +9,20 @@ class RecursiveConfigParser:
     targets: set[str]
     results: dict[str, dict[Path, str]]
 
-    def __init__(self, dir, targets):
+    def __init__(self, dir, targets, recursive=True):
         self.dir = dir
         self.targets = set(targets)
         self.results = defaultdict(dict)
-        self._parse_recursive()
+        self._parse_dirs(recursive)
 
-    def _parse_recursive(self):
+    def _parse_dirs(self, recursive=True):
         files = []
         for target in self.targets:
-            files.extend(
-                glob(
-                    f"{self.dir}/**/{target}", include_hidden=target.startswith("."), recursive=True
-                )
-            )
+            if recursive:
+                dir = f"{self.dir}/**/{target}"
+            else:
+                dir = f"{self.dir}/{target}"
+            files.extend(glob(dir, include_hidden=target.startswith("."), recursive=recursive))
         for file in files:
             file = Path(file)
             if file.name in self.targets:
diff --git a/src/anki/parser.py b/src/anki/parser.py
index 4ccc43b..cf3048a 100644
--- a/src/anki/parser.py
+++ b/src/anki/parser.py
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ class FlashcardParser:
             f"Parsing flashcards in {scan_dir if single_file is None else single_file} ...",
             flush=True,
         )
-        configs = RecursiveConfigParser(root_dir, {".anki", ".anki.typ"})
+        configs = RecursiveConfigParser(
+            root_dir, {".anki", ".anki.typ"}, recursive=single_file is None
+        )
 
         for file in glob(f"{scan_dir}/**/**.typ", recursive=True):
             file = Path(file)