diff --git a/backend/dao/config.js b/backend/dao/config.js
index 4639be9c4..fc0363e86 100644
--- a/backend/dao/config.js
+++ b/backend/dao/config.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ class ConfigDAO {
 
   static async getConfig(uid) {
     let config = await mongoDB().collection("configs").findOne({ uid });
-    if (!config) throw new MonkeyError(404, "Config not found");
+    // if (!config) throw new MonkeyError(404, "Config not found");
     return config;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/js/db.js b/src/js/db.js
index 984a00dc3..328ef09bf 100644
--- a/src/js/db.js
+++ b/src/js/db.js
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ export async function initSnapshot() {
 
     let configData = await axiosInstance.get("/config");
     configData = configData.data;
-    snap.config = configData.config;
+    if (configData) {
+      snap.config = configData.config;
+    }
 
     let tagsData = await axiosInstance.get("/user/tags");
     snap.tags = tagsData.data;