diff --git a/beets/__init__.py b/beets/__init__.py
index ed3af5588..0b1048bdb 100644
--- a/beets/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/__init__.py
@@ -33,13 +33,12 @@ class IncludeLazyConfig(confuse.LazyConfig):
         try:
             for view in self['include']:
                 filename = view.as_filename()
-                if os.path.isfile(filename):
-                    self.set_file(filename)
-                else:
-                    raise FileNotFoundError("Warning! Configuration file({0}) "
-                                            "does not exist!".format(filename))
+                self.set_file(filename)
         except confuse.NotFoundError:
             pass
+        except confuse.ConfigReadError as err:
+            print("Warning! Missing configuration file! {}".format(err.reason))
+            pass
 
 
 config = IncludeLazyConfig('beets', __name__)