diff --git a/src/SidebarLayout.js b/src/SidebarLayout.js
index f851162..207b823 100644
--- a/src/SidebarLayout.js
+++ b/src/SidebarLayout.js
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ export default class Layout extends React.Component {
     const { menu, update } = this.state
 
     const opts = route ? route.props : {}
+    if (opts.layout === false) return children
     const Wrapper = opts.fullWidth
       ? React.Fragment
       : MaxWidth
diff --git a/test/components.js b/test/components.js
index c7b8e3e..70472ef 100644
--- a/test/components.js
+++ b/test/components.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
 browserEnv()
 
 // make sure this doesn't conflict with webpack tests
-global.DIRNAME = __dirname
+global.DIRNAME = 'beep'
 
 const renderJSON = el => render(el).toJSON()