diff --git a/cmd/lume/main.go b/cmd/lume/main.go
index c97bf20..fae0c5f 100644
--- a/cmd/lume/main.go
+++ b/cmd/lume/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ func main() {
 	var config lumecmd.Config
 
 	configPath := getConfigPath()
+	if configPath == "" {
+		fmt.Println("fatal: ~/.lumerc was not found")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
 	if _, err := toml.DecodeFile(configPath, &config); err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("fatal: failed to parse %s\n", configPath)
 		fmt.Println(err)