diff --git a/bin/ildusd b/bin/ildusd
index 70aa14d..13fdb48 100644
--- a/bin/ildusd
+++ b/bin/ildusd
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def print_version
 end
 
 # Argument parsing.
-cfg_file = nil
+cfg_file = "ildusd.conf"
 opts = GetoptLong.new(
   [ '--config',  '-c', GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ],
   [ '--help',    '-h', GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT       ],
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ rescue GetoptLong::InvalidOption, GetoptLong::MissingArgument
 end
 
 # Main.
-puts <<START
+
+begin
+  server = Ildus::Server.new(cfg_file)
+  puts <<-START
 #{Program} #{Version} Copyright (C) 2005 Paul van Tilburg <paul@luon.net>
 Ildus comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; This is free software, and you
 are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; for details see
@@ -76,10 +79,12 @@ the COPYING file.
 
 START
 
-server = Ildus::Server.new(cfg_file)
+  ['INT', 'TERM', 'QUIT'].each do |sig|
+    Signal.trap(sig) { server.shutdown }
+  end
 
-['INT', 'TERM', 'QUIT'].each do |sig|
-  Signal.trap(sig) { server.shutdown }
+  server.start
+rescue StandardError => e
+  puts "#{Program}: #{e}"
+  exit 2
 end
-
-server.start
diff --git a/lib/ildus/server.rb b/lib/ildus/server.rb
index f5d894d..f754e97 100644
--- a/lib/ildus/server.rb
+++ b/lib/ildus/server.rb
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ module Ildus
     # Parses the configuration file _filename_ and stores the parsed
     # contents.
     def parse_config(filename)
-      raise ArgumentError unless FileTest.exists? filename
-
       File.open(filename, "r") do |io|
         # FIXME: merge the YAML with a default config
         @config = YAML.load(io)