diff --git a/configmanager/server.js b/configmanager/server.js
index b5ff457..bd79cff 100644
--- a/configmanager/server.js
+++ b/configmanager/server.js
@@ -28,7 +28,10 @@ app.get('/:namespace/:application', (req, res) => {
         } else {
           // If the file exists, read its contents and return as JSON object
           fs.readFile(defaultFilePath, 'utf8', (err, data) => {
-            if (err) throw err;
+            if (err) {
+              console.warn("Default decoy config file is missing !");
+              return res.json([]);
+            }
             if(!data) return res.json([])
             const json = JSON.parse(data);
             res.json(json);
@@ -38,7 +41,10 @@ app.get('/:namespace/:application', (req, res) => {
     } else {
       // If the file exists, read its contents and return as JSON object
       fs.readFile(filePath, 'utf8', (err, data) => {
-        if (err) throw err;
+        if (err) {
+          console.warn("Decoy config file is missing !");
+          return res.json([]);
+        }
         if(!data) return res.json([])
         const json = JSON.parse(data);
         res.json(json);