diff --git a/twander.py b/twander.py
index b3aeccc..f14f844 100755
--- a/twander.py
+++ b/twander.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 PROGNAME = "twander"
-RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 1.71 2002/11/21 22:59:16 tundra Exp $"
+RCSID = "$Id: twander.py,v 1.72 2002/11/22 20:53:40 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION = RCSID.split()[2]
 
 
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@
 eDUPKEY     = "Duplicate Key In Configuration File Found In Entry: \'%s\'"
 eERROR      = "ERROR"
 eINITDIRBAD = "Cannot Open Starting Directory : %s - Check Permissions - ABORTING!."
-eNOCONF     = "Cannot Find Configuration File: %s"
 eNOENV      = "Configuration File References Undefined Environment Variable: %s"
 eOPEN       = "Cannot Open File: %s"
 eTOOMANY    = "You Can Only Specify One Starting Directory."
@@ -181,6 +180,7 @@
 # Warnings
 
 wCMDKEY  = "Configuration File Entry For: \'%s\' Has No Command Key Defined."
+wNOCONF     = "Cannot Find Configuration File: %s\n\nRunning With No Commands Defined!"
 wSYMBACK = " Symbolic Link %s Points Back To Own Directory"
 wWARN    = "WARNING"
 
@@ -260,8 +260,9 @@
     try:
         cf = open(CONF)
     except:
-        ErrMsg(eOPEN % CONF)
-        sys.exit(1)
+        WrnMsg(wNOCONF % CONF)
+        UI.rcfile = {}
+        return
 
     # Cleanout any old 
     UI.rcfile = {}
@@ -971,11 +972,6 @@
     if opt == "-y":
         HEIGHT = val
 
-# This program requires a config file
-
-if not os.path.exists(CONF):
-    ErrMsg(eNOCONF % CONF)
-    sys.exit(1)
 
 # Create an instance of the UI
 UIroot = Tk()
@@ -1009,7 +1005,7 @@
 # Get starting directory into canonical form
 STARTDIR = os.path.abspath(STARTDIR)
 
-# Parse the and store configuration
+# Parse the and store configuration file, if any
 ParseConfFile()
 
 # Initialize directory stack