diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index cb33480..851c5aa 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ async fn main() {
 }
 
 pub async fn run() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-    let cfg_path = find_config("conductor.yml").unwrap();
+    let cfg_path = find_config("conductor.yml")
+        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("No config file found. Create a conductor.yml.\nSee http://conductor.5sigma.io/articles/config"))?;
 
     std::env::set_current_dir(cfg_path.parent().unwrap())?;