diff --git a/cosmic-config-derive/src/lib.rs b/cosmic-config-derive/src/lib.rs
index 79dad713049..e1ea70feff4 100644
--- a/cosmic-config-derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cosmic-config-derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ fn impl_cosmic_config_entry_macro(ast: &syn::DeriveInput) -> TokenStream {
         quote! {
             match cosmic_config::ConfigGet::get::<#field_type>(config, stringify!(#field_name)) {
                 Ok(#field_name) => default.#field_name = #field_name,
+                Err(why) if matches!(why, cosmic_config::Error::NoConfigDirectory) => (),
                 Err(e) => errors.push(e),
             }
         }