diff --git a/modules/ConfigToasts.qml b/modules/ConfigToasts.qml
index 7c43e522..2e0f5fec 100644
--- a/modules/ConfigToasts.qml
+++ b/modules/ConfigToasts.qml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Scope {
         }
 
         function onLoadFailed(error: string): void {
-            Toaster.toast(qsTr("Failed to read config file"), error, "settings_alert", Toast.Warning);
+            Toaster.toast(qsTr("Failed to parse config"), error, "settings_alert", Toast.Warning);
         }
 
         function onSaveFailed(error: string): void {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Scope {
 
     Connections {
         function onLoadFailed(error: string): void {
-            Toaster.toast(qsTr("Failed to read token config file"), error, "settings_alert", Toast.Warning);
+            Toaster.toast(qsTr("Failed to parse token config"), error, "settings_alert", Toast.Warning);
         }
 
         target: TokenConfig
diff --git a/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/rootconfig.cpp b/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/rootconfig.cpp
index 79eaf37e..bc3d1cdc 100644
--- a/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/rootconfig.cpp
+++ b/plugin/src/Caelestia/Config/rootconfig.cpp
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ void RootConfig::saveToFile() {
 std::optional<QString> RootConfig::reloadFromFile() {
     QFile file(m_filePath);
 
+    if (!file.exists()) {
+        qCDebug(lcConfig) << "File does not exist:" << m_filePath;
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+
     if (!file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
         auto err = QStringLiteral("Failed to open %1: %2").arg(m_filePath, file.errorString());
         qCDebug(lcConfig, "%s", qUtf8Printable(err));
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ std::optional<QString> RootConfig::reloadFromFile() {
 
         qCWarning(lcConfig, "Failed to parse %s: %s", qUtf8Printable(m_filePath), qUtf8Printable(error.errorString()));
         m_parseRetries = 0;
-        return error.errorString();
+        return QStringLiteral("JSON parse error: %1").arg(error.errorString());
     }
 
     m_parseRetries = 0;