diff --git a/src/autorestic.ts b/src/autorestic.ts
index 096e490..10276a1 100644
--- a/src/autorestic.ts
+++ b/src/autorestic.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ if (flags.version) {
   process.exit(0)
 }
 
-export const config: Config = init()
+export const config = init()
 
 function main() {
   if (commands.length < 1) return help()
diff --git a/src/backend.ts b/src/backend.ts
index 7a4da2d..832d822 100644
--- a/src/backend.ts
+++ b/src/backend.ts
@@ -2,56 +2,57 @@ import { Writer } from 'clitastic'
 
 import { config, VERBOSE } from './autorestic'
 import { Backend, Backends } from './types'
-import { exec } from './utils'
+import { exec, ConfigError } from './utils'
 
 const ALREADY_EXISTS = /(?=.*exists)(?=.*already)(?=.*config).*/
 
-
 export const getPathFromBackend = (backend: Backend): string => {
-	switch (backend.type) {
-		case 'local':
-			return backend.path
-		case 'b2':
-		case 'azure':
-		case 'gs':
-		case 's3':
-			return `${backend.type}:${backend.path}`
-		case 'sftp':
-		case 'rest':
-			throw new Error(`Unsupported backend type: "${backend.type}"`)
-		default:
-			throw new Error(`Unknown backend type.`)
-	}
+  switch (backend.type) {
+    case 'local':
+      return backend.path
+    case 'b2':
+    case 'azure':
+    case 'gs':
+    case 's3':
+      return `${backend.type}:${backend.path}`
+    case 'sftp':
+    case 'rest':
+      throw new Error(`Unsupported backend type: "${backend.type}"`)
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unknown backend type.`)
+  }
 }
 
-
 export const getEnvFromBackend = (backend: Backend) => {
-	const { type, path, key, ...rest } = backend
-	return {
-		RESTIC_PASSWORD: key,
-		RESTIC_REPOSITORY: getPathFromBackend(backend),
-		...rest,
-	}
+  const { type, path, key, ...rest } = backend
+  return {
+    RESTIC_PASSWORD: key,
+    RESTIC_REPOSITORY: getPathFromBackend(backend),
+    ...rest,
+  }
 }
 
-
 export const checkAndConfigureBackend = (name: string, backend: Backend) => {
-	const writer = new Writer(name.blue + ' : ' + 'Configuring... ⏳')
-	const env = getEnvFromBackend(backend)
+  const writer = new Writer(name.blue + ' : ' + 'Configuring... ⏳')
+  const env = getEnvFromBackend(backend)
 
-	const { out, err } = exec('restic', ['init'], { env })
+  const { out, err } = exec('restic', ['init'], { env })
 
-	if (err.length > 0 && !ALREADY_EXISTS.test(err))
-		throw new Error(`Could not load the backend "${name}": ${err}`)
+  if (err.length > 0 && !ALREADY_EXISTS.test(err))
+    throw new Error(`Could not load the backend "${name}": ${err}`)
 
-	if (VERBOSE && out.length > 0) console.log(out)
+  if (VERBOSE && out.length > 0) console.log(out)
 
-	writer.done(name.blue + ' : ' + 'Done ✓'.green)
+  writer.done(name.blue + ' : ' + 'Done ✓'.green)
 }
 
+export const checkAndConfigureBackends = (backends?: Backends) => {
+  if (!backends) {
+    if (!config) throw ConfigError
+    backends = config.backends
+  }
 
-export const checkAndConfigureBackends = (backends: Backends = config.backends) => {
-	console.log('\nConfiguring Backends'.grey.underline)
-	for (const [name, backend] of Object.entries(backends))
-		checkAndConfigureBackend(name, backend)
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  console.log('\nConfiguring Backends'.grey.underline)
+  for (const [name, backend] of Object.entries(backends))
+    checkAndConfigureBackend(name, backend)
+}
diff --git a/src/backup.ts b/src/backup.ts
index 5f2a874..7d0c7a2 100644
--- a/src/backup.ts
+++ b/src/backup.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ import { Writer } from 'clitastic'
 import { config, VERBOSE } from './autorestic'
 import { getEnvFromBackend } from './backend'
 import { Locations, Location } from './types'
-import { exec } from './utils'
+import { exec, ConfigError } from './utils'
 import { CONFIG_FILE } from './config'
 import { resolve, dirname } from 'path'
 
 export const backupSingle = (name: string, from: string, to: string) => {
+  if (!config) throw ConfigError
   const writer = new Writer(name + to.blue + ' : ' + 'Backing up... ⏳')
   const backend = config.backends[to]
   const pathRelativeToConfigFile = resolve(dirname(CONFIG_FILE), from)
@@ -34,7 +35,12 @@ export const backupLocation = (name: string, backup: Location) => {
   } else backupSingle(display, backup.from, backup.to)
 }
 
-export const backupAll = (backups: Locations = config.locations) => {
+export const backupAll = (backups?: Locations) => {
+  if (!backups) {
+    if (!config) throw ConfigError
+    backups = config.locations
+  }
+
   console.log('\nBacking Up'.underline.grey)
   for (const [name, backup] of Object.entries(backups))
     backupLocation(name, backup)
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 69f9a5b..83d4713 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -69,8 +69,13 @@ const findConfigFile = (): string => {
 
 export let CONFIG_FILE: string = ''
 
-export const init = (): Config => {
-  CONFIG_FILE = findConfigFile()
+export const init = (): Config | undefined => {
+  try {
+    CONFIG_FILE = findConfigFile()
+  } catch (e) {
+    return
+  }
+
   const raw: Config = makeObjectKeysLowercase(
     yaml.safeLoad(readFileSync(CONFIG_FILE).toString())
   )
diff --git a/src/handlers.ts b/src/handlers.ts
index def0e44..3336aef 100644
--- a/src/handlers.ts
+++ b/src/handlers.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   exec,
   filterObjectByKey,
   singleToArray,
+  ConfigError,
 } from './utils'
 
 export type Handlers = {
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ export type Handlers = {
 }
 
 const parseBackend = (flags: Flags): Backends => {
+  if (!config) throw ConfigError
   if (!flags.all && !flags.backend)
     throw new Error(
       'No backends specified.'.red +
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@ const parseBackend = (flags: Flags): Backends => {
 }
 
 const parseLocations = (flags: Flags): Locations => {
+  if (!config) throw ConfigError
   if (!flags.all && !flags.location)
     throw new Error(
       'No locations specified.'.red +
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ const handlers: Handlers = {
     checkAndConfigureBackends(backends)
   },
   backup(args, flags) {
+    if (!config) throw ConfigError
     checkIfResticIsAvailable()
     const locations: Locations = parseLocations(flags)
 
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ const handlers: Handlers = {
     console.log('\nFinished!'.underline + ' 🎉')
   },
   restore(args, flags) {
+    if (!config) throw ConfigError
     checkIfResticIsAvailable()
     const locations = parseLocations(flags)
     for (const [name, location] of Object.entries(locations)) {
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 607b995..cbcf86d 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -1,70 +1,77 @@
 type BackendLocal = {
-	type: 'local',
-	key: string,
-	path: string
+  type: 'local'
+  key: string
+  path: string
 }
 
 type BackendSFTP = {
-	type: 'sftp',
-	key: string,
-	path: string,
-	password?: string,
+  type: 'sftp'
+  key: string
+  path: string
+  password?: string
 }
 
 type BackendREST = {
-	type: 'rest',
-	key: string,
-	path: string,
-	user?: string,
-	password?: string
+  type: 'rest'
+  key: string
+  path: string
+  user?: string
+  password?: string
 }
 
 type BackendS3 = {
-	type: 's3',
-	key: string,
-	path: string,
-	aws_access_key_id: string,
-	aws_secret_access_key: string,
+  type: 's3'
+  key: string
+  path: string
+  aws_access_key_id: string
+  aws_secret_access_key: string
 }
 
 type BackendB2 = {
-	type: 'b2',
-	key: string,
-	path: string,
-	b2_account_id: string,
-	b2_account_key: string
+  type: 'b2'
+  key: string
+  path: string
+  b2_account_id: string
+  b2_account_key: string
 }
 
 type BackendAzure = {
-	type: 'azure',
-	key: string,
-	path: string,
-	azure_account_name: string,
-	azure_account_key: string
+  type: 'azure'
+  key: string
+  path: string
+  azure_account_name: string
+  azure_account_key: string
 }
 
 type BackendGS = {
-	type: 'gs',
-	key: string,
-	path: string,
-	google_project_id: string,
-	google_application_credentials: string
+  type: 'gs'
+  key: string
+  path: string
+  google_project_id: string
+  google_application_credentials: string
 }
 
-export type Backend = BackendAzure | BackendB2 | BackendGS | BackendLocal | BackendREST | BackendS3 | BackendSFTP
+export type Backend =
+  | BackendAzure
+  | BackendB2
+  | BackendGS
+  | BackendLocal
+  | BackendREST
+  | BackendS3
+  | BackendSFTP
 
 export type Backends = { [name: string]: Backend }
 
 export type Location = {
-	from: string,
-	to: string | string[]
+  from: string
+  to: string | string[]
 }
 
 export type Locations = { [name: string]: Location }
 
 export type Config = {
-	locations: Locations
-	backends: Backends
+  locations: Locations
+  backends: Backends
 }
 
-export type Flags = { [arg: string]: any }
\ No newline at end of file
+export type Flags = { [arg: string]: any }
diff --git a/src/utils.ts b/src/utils.ts
index 0e8f4b1..77c3b9c 100644
--- a/src/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils.ts
@@ -3,61 +3,75 @@ import { spawnSync, SpawnSyncOptions } from 'child_process'
 import { randomBytes } from 'crypto'
 import { createWriteStream } from 'fs'
 
-export const exec = (command: string, args: string[], { env, ...rest }: SpawnSyncOptions = {}) => {
+export const exec = (
+  command: string,
+  args: string[],
+  { env, ...rest }: SpawnSyncOptions = {}
+) => {
+  const cmd = spawnSync(command, args, {
+    ...rest,
+    env: {
+      ...process.env,
+      ...env,
+    },
+  })
 
-	const cmd = spawnSync(command, args, {
-		...rest,
-		env: {
-			...process.env,
-			...env,
-		},
-	})
+  const out = cmd.stdout && cmd.stdout.toString().trim()
+  const err = cmd.stderr && cmd.stderr.toString().trim()
 
-	const out = cmd.stdout && cmd.stdout.toString().trim()
-	const err = cmd.stderr && cmd.stderr.toString().trim()
-
-	return { out, err }
+  return { out, err }
 }
 
-export const checkIfResticIsAvailable = () => checkIfCommandIsAvailable(
-	'restic',
-	'Restic is not installed'.red + ' https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/020_installation.html#stable-releases',
-)
+export const checkIfResticIsAvailable = () =>
+  checkIfCommandIsAvailable(
+    'restic',
+    'Restic is not installed'.red +
+      ' https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/020_installation.html#stable-releases'
+  )
 
 export const checkIfCommandIsAvailable = (cmd: string, errorMsg?: string) => {
-	if (require('child_process').spawnSync(cmd).error)
-		throw new Error(errorMsg ? errorMsg : `"${errorMsg}" is not installed`.red)
+  if (require('child_process').spawnSync(cmd).error)
+    throw new Error(errorMsg ? errorMsg : `"${errorMsg}" is not installed`.red)
 }
 
 export const makeObjectKeysLowercase = (object: Object): any =>
-	Object.fromEntries(
-		Object.entries(object)
-			.map(([key, value]) => [key.toLowerCase(), value]),
-	)
-
+  Object.fromEntries(
+    Object.entries(object).map(([key, value]) => [key.toLowerCase(), value])
+  )
 
 export function rand(length = 32): string {
-	return randomBytes(length / 2).toString('hex')
+  return randomBytes(length / 2).toString('hex')
 }
 
-export const singleToArray = <T>(singleOrArray: T | T[]): T[] => Array.isArray(singleOrArray) ? singleOrArray : [singleOrArray]
+export const singleToArray = <T>(singleOrArray: T | T[]): T[] =>
+  Array.isArray(singleOrArray) ? singleOrArray : [singleOrArray]
 
-export const filterObject = <T>(obj: { [key: string]: T }, filter: (item: [string, T]) => boolean): { [key: string]: T } => Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(obj).filter(filter))
+export const filterObject = <T>(
+  obj: { [key: string]: T },
+  filter: (item: [string, T]) => boolean
+): { [key: string]: T } =>
+  Object.fromEntries(Object.entries(obj).filter(filter))
 
-export const filterObjectByKey = <T>(obj: { [key: string]: T }, keys: string[]) => filterObject(obj, ([key]) => keys.includes(key))
+export const filterObjectByKey = <T>(
+  obj: { [key: string]: T },
+  keys: string[]
+) => filterObject(obj, ([key]) => keys.includes(key))
 
-export const downloadFile = async (url: string, to: string) => new Promise<void>(async res => {
-	const { data: file } = await axios({
-		method: 'get',
-		url: url,
-		responseType: 'stream',
-	})
+export const downloadFile = async (url: string, to: string) =>
+  new Promise<void>(async res => {
+    const { data: file } = await axios({
+      method: 'get',
+      url: url,
+      responseType: 'stream',
+    })
 
-	const stream = createWriteStream(to)
+    const stream = createWriteStream(to)
 
-	const writer = file.pipe(stream)
-	writer.on('close', () => {
-		stream.close()
-		res()
-	})
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+    const writer = file.pipe(stream)
+    writer.on('close', () => {
+      stream.close()
+      res()
+    })
+  })
+
+export const ConfigError = new Error('Config file not found')