diff --git a/lib/configprovider.go b/lib/configprovider.go
index 9dc146e..c8e609e 100644
--- a/lib/configprovider.go
+++ b/lib/configprovider.go
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ func (cp *ConfigProvider) Initialize(configFile string) error {
 	if data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(configFile); err != nil {
 		return err
 	} else {
-		yaml.Unmarshal(data, &cp.ConfigData)
+		err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &cp.ConfigData)
+    if err != nil {
+      return err
+    }
+
 		cp.ConfigFile = configFile
 	}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 562fbfb..71b0106 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	conf := L.ConfigProvider{}
-	conf.Initialize(configFile)
+	if err := conf.Initialize(configFile); err != nil {
+    notifyError(err)
+  }
 
 	imagick.Initialize()
 	defer imagick.Terminate()