diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 5791db4c..77ce70b1 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ config_load(struct config *conf)
     if (path == NULL) {
         /* Default conf */
         LOG_WARN("no configuration found, using defaults");
+        ret = true;
         goto out;
     }