diff --git a/lib/views.js b/lib/views.js
index a397a2267..47730aa6b 100755
--- a/lib/views.js
+++ b/lib/views.js
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ internals.Manager.prototype.render = function (filename, context, options, callb
 
         var rendered = null;
 
-        if (!engine.config.layout) {
+        if (!settings.layout) {
 
             // No layout
 
@@ -177,14 +177,14 @@ internals.Manager.prototype.render = function (filename, context, options, callb
                 return callback(Boom.internal(err.message, err));
             }
 
-            return callback(null, rendered, engine.config);
+            return callback(null, rendered, settings);
         }
 
         // With layout
 
-        if (context.hasOwnProperty(engine.config.layoutKeyword)) {
+        if (context.hasOwnProperty(settings.layoutKeyword)) {
 
-            return callback(Boom.internal('settings.layoutKeyword conflict', { context: context, keyword: engine.config.layoutKeyword }));
+            return callback(Boom.internal('settings.layoutKeyword conflict', { context: context, keyword: settings.layoutKeyword }));
         }
 
         self._compile('layout' + engine.suffix, engine, settings, function (err, layout) {
@@ -196,14 +196,14 @@ internals.Manager.prototype.render = function (filename, context, options, callb
             var layoutContext = Utils.clone(context);
 
             try {
-                layoutContext[engine.config.layoutKeyword] = compiled(context, settings.runtimeOptions);
+                layoutContext[settings.layoutKeyword] = compiled(context, settings.runtimeOptions);
                 rendered = layout(layoutContext, settings.runtimeOptions);
             }
             catch (err) {
                 return callback(Boom.internal(err.message, err));
             }
 
-            return callback(null, rendered, engine.config);
+            return callback(null, rendered, settings);
         });
     });
 };