diff --git a/internal/config.go b/internal/config.go
index a76c9ff..e3870eb 100644
--- a/internal/config.go
+++ b/internal/config.go
@@ -195,15 +195,23 @@ func contains(s []string, e string) bool {
 // ParseConfigFromFolder parses the given folder for
 // a valid ew config, or returns the default (empty)
 // config if none can be found.
-func ParseConfigFromFolder(path string) Config {
+func ParseConfigFromFolder(output io.Writer, path string) Config {
 	yamlConf, err := parseConfigFromYaml(path)
 	if err == nil {
 		return yamlConf
+	} else if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+		fmt.Fprintln(output, color.YellowString("Skipping empty yaml config in %s", path))
+	} else if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		fmt.Fprintln(output, color.RedString("Failed to read yaml config in %s: %s", path, err))
 	}
 
 	jsonConf, err := parseConfigFromJson(path)
 	if err == nil {
 		return jsonConf
+	} else if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) {
+		fmt.Fprintln(output, color.YellowString("Skipping empty json config in %s", path))
+	} else if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrNotExist) {
+		fmt.Fprintln(output, color.RedString("Failed to read json config in %s: %s", path, err))
 	}
 
 	// If no config is found, use default yaml
diff --git a/internal/config_test.go b/internal/config_test.go
index 9726680..b9a4f30 100644
--- a/internal/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package internal
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -233,9 +235,16 @@ func writeTempFile(t *testing.T, filename string, fileString string) string {
 func TestParseConfigFromFolder(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("no config found", func(t *testing.T) {
 		want := Config{Source: YamlSrc, LoadedFrom: "does-not-exist", Tags: map[string][]string{}}
-		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder("does-not-exist"); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		wantOutput := ""
+
+		output := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder(output, "does-not-exist"); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
 			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() = %v, want %v", got, want)
 		}
+
+		if got := output.String(); got != wantOutput {
+			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() output = %v, want %v", got, wantOutput)
+		}
 	})
 
 	t.Run("json config found, and ok", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -247,9 +256,16 @@ func TestParseConfigFromFolder(t *testing.T) {
 		}()
 
 		want := Config{Source: JsonSrc, LoadedFrom: folder, Tags: Tags{"some-tag": []string{"path1", "path2"}}}
-		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder(folder); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		wantOutput := ""
+
+		output := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder(output, folder); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
 			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() = %v, want %v", got, want)
 		}
+
+		if got := output.String(); got != wantOutput {
+			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() output = %v, want %v", got, wantOutput)
+		}
 	})
 
 	t.Run("json config found, but borked", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -259,9 +275,41 @@ func TestParseConfigFromFolder(t *testing.T) {
 		}()
 
 		want := Config{Source: YamlSrc, LoadedFrom: folder, Tags: map[string][]string{}}
-		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder(folder); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		wantOutput := fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Failed to read json config in %s: invalid character ']' looking for beginning of object key string\n",
+			folder,
+		)
+
+		output := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder(output, folder); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
 			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() = %v, want %v", got, want)
 		}
+
+		if got := output.String(); got != wantOutput {
+			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() output = %v, want %v", got, wantOutput)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("json config found, but EOF", func(t *testing.T) {
+		folder := writeTempFile(t, ".ewconfig.json", ``)
+		defer func() {
+			clearFolder(t, folder)
+		}()
+
+		want := Config{Source: YamlSrc, LoadedFrom: folder, Tags: map[string][]string{}}
+		wantOutput := fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Skipping empty json config in %s\n",
+			folder,
+		)
+
+		output := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder(output, folder); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() = %v, want %v", got, want)
+		}
+
+		if got := output.String(); got != wantOutput {
+			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() output = %v, want %v", got, wantOutput)
+		}
 	})
 
 	t.Run("yaml config found, and ok", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -278,9 +326,16 @@ tags:
 		}()
 
 		want := Config{Source: YamlSrc, LoadedFrom: folder, Tags: Tags{"some-tag": []string{"path1", "path2"}}}
-		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder(folder); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		wantOutput := ""
+
+		output := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder(output, folder); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
 			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() = %v, want %v", got, want)
 		}
+
+		if got := output.String(); got != wantOutput {
+			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() output = %v, want %v", got, wantOutput)
+		}
 	})
 
 	t.Run("yaml config found, but borked", func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -290,8 +345,40 @@ tags:
 		}()
 
 		want := Config{Source: YamlSrc, LoadedFrom: folder, Tags: map[string][]string{}}
-		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder(folder); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+		wantOutput := fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Failed to read yaml config in %s: yaml: unmarshal errors:\n  line 1: cannot unmarshal !!str `t{]` into internal.Config\n",
+			folder,
+		)
+
+		output := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder(output, folder); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
 			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() = %v, want %v", got, want)
 		}
+
+		if got := output.String(); got != wantOutput {
+			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() output = %v, want %v", got, wantOutput)
+		}
+	})
+
+	t.Run("yaml config found, but EOF", func(t *testing.T) {
+		folder := writeTempFile(t, ".ewconfig.yml", ``)
+		defer func() {
+			clearFolder(t, folder)
+		}()
+
+		want := Config{Source: YamlSrc, LoadedFrom: folder, Tags: map[string][]string{}}
+		wantOutput := fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Skipping empty yaml config in %s\n",
+			folder,
+		)
+
+		output := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		if got := ParseConfigFromFolder(output, folder); !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
+			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() = %v, want %v", got, want)
+		}
+
+		if got := output.String(); got != wantOutput {
+			t.Errorf("ParseConfigFromFolder() output = %v, want %v", got, wantOutput)
+		}
 	})
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f753e53..d3392fe 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	conf := internal.ParseConfigFromFolder(home)
+	conf := internal.ParseConfigFromFolder(color.Output, home)
 
 	exec, err := cmd.ParseCommand(color.Output, conf, os.Args[1:])
 	if err != nil {