diff --git a/core/discovery/default-config.js b/core/discovery/default-config.js
index 85c0824..9174cc9 100644
--- a/core/discovery/default-config.js
+++ b/core/discovery/default-config.js
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ const defaultConfig = {
   pageTree: {
     layoutStyle: 'sidebar'
   },
+  /**
+   *  Partials generation: this flag determines
+   *  whether the components partials get generated
+   */
+  partials: false,
   /**
    * CSS and JS minification
    * Adjust these values to set up your project for production or dev
@@ -86,4 +91,4 @@ const defaultConfig = {
   },
 };
 
-module.exports = defaultConfig;
\ No newline at end of file
+module.exports = defaultConfig;
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 93ea062..6b12f37 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -47,15 +47,14 @@ gulp.task('templates:compile:partials', templates.compile.partials);
 gulp.task('templates:compile:styleguide', templates.compile.styleguide);
 gulp.task('templates:compile:docs', templates.compile.docs);
 
-gulp.task(
-  'templates:compile',
-  config.styleguide ?
-    gulp.parallel(
-     'templates:compile:content', 'templates:compile:partials',
-     'templates:compile:styleguide', 'templates:compile:docs') :
-    gulp.parallel(
-     'templates:compile:content', 'templates:compile:partials')
-);
+var compileTasks = ['templates:compile:content'];
+if (config.partials) {
+  compileTasks.push('templates:compile:partials');
+}
+if (config.styleguide) {
+  compileTasks.push('templates:compile:styleguide', 'templates:compile:docs');
+}
+gulp.task('templates:compile', gulp.parallel(...compileTasks));
 
 gulp.task('watch', watch);
 gulp.task('copy', gulp.parallel('copy:images', 'copy:fonts', 'copy:resources', 'copy:scripts', 'copy:favicon'));