diff --git a/mqtt_srv.py b/mqtt_srv.py
index 57c12ba..ade733a 100755
--- a/mqtt_srv.py
+++ b/mqtt_srv.py
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ import getopt
 import random
 import requests
 
-
-with open("/etc/mqtt_srv/mqtt_srv.cfg") as json_file:
-    config = json.load(json_file)
-    print(config)
-
+try:
+    with open("/etc/mqtt_srv/mqtt_srv.cfg") as json_file:
+        config = json.load(json_file)
+        print(config)
+except:
+    config = {}
 
 #import psutil
 stats = {}