diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 62551a4..b2ed939 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -426,10 +426,10 @@ pub mod shell {
     }
         
 
-    fn handle_conf(stdout: &mut Stdout) -> SqishConf {
+    fn handle_conf() -> SqishConf {
         let conf = match SqishConf::from_sqishrc() {
             Ok(c) => c,
-            Err(e) => {
+            Err(_) => {
                 let conf = SqishConf {
                     promptline: String::from("!$HISTNUMBER$COLORGREEN_[$USER_@$HOSTNAME_]$COLORRESET_ "),
                     promptline_base: String::from("!$HISTNUMBER_$COLORGREEN_[$USER_@$HOSTNAME_]$COLORRESET_ "),
@@ -438,9 +438,6 @@ pub mod shell {
                     init: String::new(),
                     env: HashMap::new(),
                 };
-                let ret_line = format!("Could not build conf, got {}\
-                                       \r\nUsing default promptline",  e);
-                write!(stdout, "{}", ret_line);
                 conf
             },
         };
@@ -702,7 +699,7 @@ pub mod shell {
             max_pos: 0,
             stdout: stdout().into_raw_mode().unwrap(),
             current_number: get_curr_history_number(),
-            conf: handle_conf(&mut stdout().into_raw_mode().unwrap()),
+            conf: handle_conf(),
         };
 
         let stdin = stdin();
@@ -719,6 +716,8 @@ pub mod shell {
 
         if elems.conf.init != String::from("") {
             run_cmd(&mut String::from(&elems.conf.init), &mut elems.current_number, &mut elems.conf, &mut elems.stdout);
+        } else {
+            run_cmd(&mut String::from(""), &mut elems.current_number, &mut elems.conf, &mut elems.stdout);
         }
 
         for c in stdin.keys() {