diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f72ccb1..c689f60 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).
 
+## [1.5.8] - 2022-03-18
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Better error handling for bad config files.
+
 ## [1.5.7] - 2022-03-11
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/docs/markdown/backend/overview.md b/docs/markdown/backend/overview.md
index 0c2092a..35714cc 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/backend/overview.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/backend/overview.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 Backends are the outputs of the backup process. Each location needs at least one.
 
+Note: names of backends MUST be lower case!
+
 ```yaml | .autorestic.yml
 version: 2
 
diff --git a/docs/markdown/cli/general.md b/docs/markdown/cli/general.md
index 748c7bc..2dca58d 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/cli/general.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/cli/general.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 ## `-c, --config`
 
-Specify the config file to be used.
+Specify the config file to be used (must use .yml as an extension).
 If omitted `autorestic` will search for for a `.autorestic.yml` in the current directory and your home directory.
 
 ```bash
diff --git a/docs/markdown/contrib.md b/docs/markdown/contrib.md
index c478f64..a904d87 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/contrib.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/contrib.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This amazing people helped the project!
 - @david-boles - Docs.
 - @SebDanielsson - Brew.
 - @n194 - AUR Package.
+- @olofvndrhr - Healthchecks example.
 - @jin-park-dev - Typos.
 - @sumnerboy12 - Typos.
 - @FuzzyMistborn - Typos.
diff --git a/docs/markdown/examples.md b/docs/markdown/examples.md
index 4de828e..9243bc9 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/examples.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/examples.md
@@ -14,4 +14,27 @@ This can come in handy if a backup process crashed or if it was accidentally can
 autorestic exec -b my-backend -- unlock
 ```
 
+## Use hooks to integrate with [healthchecks](https://healthchecks.io/)
+
+> Thanks to @olofvndrhr for providing it ❤️
+
+```yaml
+extras:
+  healthchecks: &healthchecks
+    hooks:
+      before:
+        - 'curl -m 10 --retry 5 -X POST -H "Content-Type: text/plain" --data "Starting backup for location: ${AUTORESTIC_LOCATION}" https://<healthchecks-url>/ping/<uid>/start'
+      failure:
+        - 'curl -m 10 --retry 5 -X POST -H "Content-Type: text/plain" --data "Backup failed for location: ${AUTORESTIC_LOCATION}" https://<healthchecks-url>/ping/<uid>/fail'
+      success:
+        - 'curl -m 10 --retry 5 -X POST -H "Content-Type: text/plain" --data "Backup successful for location: ${AUTORESTIC_LOCATION}" https://<healthchecks-url>/ping/<uid>'
+
+locations:
+  something:
+    <<: *healthchecks
+    from: /somewhere
+    to:
+      - somewhere-else
+```
+
 > :ToCPrevNext
diff --git a/docs/markdown/location/overview.md b/docs/markdown/location/overview.md
index 1b3dd96..ccde261 100644
--- a/docs/markdown/location/overview.md
+++ b/docs/markdown/location/overview.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 Locations can be seen as the input to the backup process. Generally this is simply a folder.
 The paths can be relative from the config file. A location can have multiple backends, so that the data is secured across multiple servers.
 
+Note: names of locations MUST be lower case!
 ```yaml | .autorestic.yml
 version: 2
 
diff --git a/internal/config.go b/internal/config.go
index 26c584c..565e413 100644
--- a/internal/config.go
+++ b/internal/config.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-const VERSION = "1.5.7"
+const VERSION = "1.5.8"
 
 type OptionMap map[string][]interface{}
 type Options map[string]OptionMap
@@ -60,11 +60,16 @@ func GetConfig() *Config {
 					colors.Faint.Println("Using env:\t", envFile)
 				}
 			} else {
-				cfgFileName := ".autorestic"
-				colors.Error.Println(
-					fmt.Sprintf(
-						"cannot find configuration file '%s.yml' or '%s.yaml'.",
-						cfgFileName, cfgFileName))
+				text := err.Error()
+				if strings.Contains(text, "no such file or directory") {
+					cfgFileName := ".autorestic"
+					colors.Error.Println(
+						fmt.Sprintf(
+							"cannot find configuration file '%s.yml' or '%s.yaml'.",
+							cfgFileName, cfgFileName))
+				} else {
+					colors.Error.Println("could not load config file\n" + text)
+				}
 				os.Exit(1)
 			}