diff --git a/mqtt_srv.py b/mqtt_srv.py
index ade733a..4bf5701 100755
--- a/mqtt_srv.py
+++ b/mqtt_srv.py
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ import getopt
 import random
 import requests
 
-try:
+
+if os.path.exists("/etc/mqtt_srv/mqtt_srv.cfg")
     with open("/etc/mqtt_srv/mqtt_srv.cfg") as json_file:
         config = json.load(json_file)
         print(config)
-except:
+else:
     config = {}
 
 #import psutil