cl-launch doesn't read it's init file until you beg?

gistfile1.sh

bash-3.2$ cl-launch --version
cl-launch 3.22.1

Supported implementations:
    sbcl, cmucl (lisp), clisp, ecl, ccl (openmcl), abcl,
    xcl, gcl (gclcvs), allegro (alisp), lispworks, scl

Local defaults for generated scripts:
  will search in this order these supported implementations:
      sbcl clisp ccl ecl cmucl gclcvs lispworks allegro gcl abcl scl
  will generate self-contained scripts using option --no-include by default
  will not use /etc/cl-launchrc and ~/.cl-launchrc by default
  will generate scripts that do not use clbuild by default

bash-3.2$ cat ~/.cl-launchrc
echo "Hi there."
LISPS=ccl
bash-3.2$ cl-launch -l ccl -ip '(lisp-implementation-type)'
Clozure Common Lisp
bash-3.2$ cl-launch -ip '(lisp-implementation-type)'
SBCL
bash-3.2$ cl-launch --rc -ip '(lisp-implementation-type)'
Hi there.
Clozure Common Lisp
bash-3.2$