diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 297a650..a22cd62 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// Config holds all logger configuration values, populated via config.UnmarshalSubtree
+// Config holds all logger configuration values
 type Config struct {
 	// Basic settings
 	Level     int64  `toml:"level"`
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	HeartbeatIntervalS int64 `toml:"heartbeat_interval_s"` // Interval seconds for heartbeat
 }
 
-// defaultConfig is the single source of truth for all default values
+// defaultConfig is the single source for all configurable default values
 var defaultConfig = Config{
 	// Basic settings
 	Level:     LevelInfo,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index bc7a4c7..b6cfc15 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ module github.com/LixenWraith/log
 
 go 1.24.2
 
-require github.com/LixenWraith/config v0.0.0-20250423082047-b106c94c2c8b
+require github.com/LixenWraith/config v0.0.0-20250426061518-532233ac282c
 
 require (
-	github.com/LixenWraith/tinytoml v0.0.0-20250422065624-8aa28720f04a // indirect
+	github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8ba5822..0f538b5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-github.com/LixenWraith/config v0.0.0-20250423082047-b106c94c2c8b h1:IYhbozsDOhT1fiogABpomRq9IEonNmQs54ROPn3Xy4g=
-github.com/LixenWraith/config v0.0.0-20250423082047-b106c94c2c8b/go.mod h1:LWz2FXeYAN1IxmPFAmbMZLhL/5LbHzJgnj4m7l5jGvc=
-github.com/LixenWraith/tinytoml v0.0.0-20250422065624-8aa28720f04a h1:m+lhpIexwlJa5m1QuEveRmaGIE+wp87T97PyX1IWbMw=
-github.com/LixenWraith/tinytoml v0.0.0-20250422065624-8aa28720f04a/go.mod h1:Vax79K0I//Klsa8POjua/XHbsMUiIdjJHr59VFbc0/8=
+github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.5.0 h1:W5quZX/G/csjUnuI8SUYlsHs9M38FC7znL0lIO+DvMg=
+github.com/BurntSushi/toml v1.5.0/go.mod h1:ukJfTF/6rtPPRCnwkur4qwRxa8vTRFBF0uk2lLoLwho=
+github.com/LixenWraith/config v0.0.0-20250426061518-532233ac282c h1:3JcYZVGF+OOfm72eOE2LLFHU9ERYSKs76jJOxpB/4FQ=
+github.com/LixenWraith/config v0.0.0-20250426061518-532233ac282c/go.mod h1:3cBfqRthYrMGIkea2GXyMVPNxVWSYt2FkeWG1Zyv2Ow=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 h1:jeMsZIYE/09sWLaz43PL7Gy6RuMjD2eJVyuac5Z2hdY=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0/go.mod h1:bFUtVrKA4DC2yAKiSyO/QUcy7e+RRV2QTWOzhPopBRo=
diff --git a/logger.go b/logger.go
index 047c91b..288c2d4 100644
--- a/logger.go
+++ b/logger.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 package log
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -58,8 +59,13 @@ func NewLogger() *Logger {
 
 // LoadConfig loads logger configuration from a file with optional CLI overrides
 func (l *Logger) LoadConfig(path string, args []string) error {
-	configExists, err := l.config.Load(path, args)
-	if err != nil {
+	err := l.config.Load(path, args)
+
+	// Check if the error indicates that the file was not found
+	configExists := !errors.Is(err, config.ErrConfigNotFound)
+
+	// If there's an error other than "file not found", return it
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, config.ErrConfigNotFound) {
 		return err
 	}