diff --git a/src/vector/index.js b/src/vector/index.js
index 6aa628e017..d5bd71161b 100644
--- a/src/vector/index.js
+++ b/src/vector/index.js
@@ -264,7 +264,10 @@ async function loadApp() {
             }
         }
     } catch (e) {
-        configError = e;
+        // if base config loaded we can ignore this error
+        if (!configError) {
+            configError = e;
+        }
     }
 
     // XXX: We call this twice, once here and once in MatrixChat as a prop. We call it here to ensure