diff --git a/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs b/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs
index 7eb8e30f..f5f06662 100644
--- a/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/libimagrt/src/configuration.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ pub mod error {
      */
     #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq)]
     pub enum ConfigErrorKind {
-        ConfigNotFound,
         ConfigParsingFailed,
         NoConfigFileFound,
     }
@@ -54,7 +53,6 @@ pub mod error {
          */
         pub fn as_str(e: &ConfigError) -> &'static str {
             match e.kind() {
-                ConfigErrorKind::ConfigNotFound      => "Config not found",
                 ConfigErrorKind::ConfigParsingFailed => "Config parsing failed",
                 ConfigErrorKind::NoConfigFileFound   => "No config file found",
             }
diff --git a/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs b/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
index c5b7412f..a1cbc63d 100644
--- a/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use libimagstore::store::Store;
 
 pub struct Runtime<'a> {
     rtp: PathBuf,
-    configuration: Configuration,
+    configuration: Option<Configuration>,
     cli_matches: ArgMatches<'a>,
     store: Store,
 }
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
         use std::env;
         use std::error::Error;
 
+        use configuration::error::ConfigErrorKind;
+
         let matches = cli_spec.get_matches();
         let rtp : PathBuf = matches.value_of("runtimepath")
             .map(PathBuf::from)
@@ -54,11 +56,17 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
                                 });
 
         let cfg = Configuration::new(&rtp);
-        if cfg.is_err() {
-            let cause : Option<Box<Error>> = Some(Box::new(cfg.err().unwrap()));
-            return Err(RuntimeError::new(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate, cause));
-        }
-        let cfg = cfg.unwrap();
+        let cfg = if cfg.is_err() {
+            let e = cfg.err().unwrap();
+            if e.kind() != ConfigErrorKind::NoConfigFileFound {
+                let cause : Option<Box<Error>> = Some(Box::new(e));
+                return Err(RuntimeError::new(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate, cause));
+            } else {
+                None
+            }
+        } else {
+            Some(cfg.unwrap())
+        };
 
         Store::new(storepath).map(|store| {
             Runtime {