diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 74faa88..6c1f8e5 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"strings"
@@ -55,9 +56,16 @@ func main() {
 	viper.SetEnvKeyReplacer(strings.NewReplacer(".", "_"))
 	viper.SetEnvPrefix("NETAUTH")
 	viper.AutomaticEnv()
+	// Every setting has either a default or an environment
+	// counterpart, so a missing config file is not a reason to
+	// refuse to start. Anything else (bad syntax, unreadable file)
+	// still is.
 	if err := viper.ReadInConfig(); err != nil {
-		appLogger.Error("Error loading config", "error", err)
-		os.Exit(5)
+		var notFound viper.ConfigFileNotFoundError
+		if !errors.As(err, &notFound) {
+			appLogger.Error("Error loading config", "error", err)
+			os.Exit(5)
+		}
 	}
 
 	nacl, err := netauth.NewWithLog(appLogger.Named("netauth"))
@@ -83,7 +91,7 @@ func main() {
 			appLogger.Warn("  WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING WARNING  ")
 			appLogger.Warn("===================================================================")
 			appLogger.Warn("")
-			appLogger.Warn("You are launching this server in plaintext mode!  This is allowable")
+			appLogger.Warn("You are launching this server in plaintext mode!  This is only")
 			appLogger.Warn("advisable when bound to localhost, and the bind configuration has")
 			appLogger.Warn("been detected as not being bound to localhost.")
 			appLogger.Warn("")