diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index bff21cc..f2c7fc0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [1.5.3] - 2022-02-13
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Error throwing not finding config even it's not being used.
+
 ## [1.5.2] - 2022-02-13
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index dd21124..c6f9b41 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -80,20 +79,13 @@ func initConfig() {
 			configPaths = append(configPaths, xdgConfig)
 		}
 		for _, cfgPath := range configPaths {
-			if internal.VERBOSE {
-				colors.Faint.Printf("> Adding config path: '%s'\n", cfgPath)
-			}
 			viper.AddConfigPath(cfgPath)
 		}
+		if internal.VERBOSE {
+			colors.Faint.Printf("Using config paths: %s\n", strings.Join(configPaths, " "))
+		}
 		cfgFileName := ".autorestic"
 		viper.SetConfigName(cfgFileName)
 		viper.AutomaticEnv()
-		if viper.ConfigFileUsed() == "" {
-			colors.Error.Println(
-				fmt.Sprintf(
-					"cannot find configuration file '%s.yml' or '%s.yaml' in config paths: ['%s']",
-					cfgFileName, cfgFileName, strings.Join(configPaths, "', '")))
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/internal/config.go b/internal/config.go
index e9acace..f7b25b4 100644
--- a/internal/config.go
+++ b/internal/config.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-const VERSION = "1.5.2"
+const VERSION = "1.5.3"
 
 var CI bool = false
 var VERBOSE bool = false
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ func GetConfig() *Config {
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
-				return
+				cfgFileName := ".autorestic"
+				colors.Error.Println(
+					fmt.Sprintf(
+						"cannot find configuration file '%s.yml' or '%s.yaml'.",
+						cfgFileName, cfgFileName))
+				os.Exit(1)
 			}
 
 			var versionConfig interface{}