diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index b88ae01..ec03745 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -74,22 +74,27 @@ GitStats.DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
  * @return {Object|Undefined} If no callback is provided, the configuration object will be returned.
  */
 GitStats.prototype.getConfig = function (callback) {
-    var data = null;
+    var data = {}
+      , err = null
+      ;
+
     try {
         data = require(CONFIG_PATH);
     } catch (err) {
-        if (err.code !== "MODULE_NOT_FOUND") {
-            if (callback) {
-                return callback(err);
-            } else {
-                throw err;
-            }
+        if (err.code === "MODULE_NOT_FOUND") {
+            err = null;
+            data = {};
         }
-        return {};
     }
+
     if (callback) {
-        callback(null, data);
+        return callback(err, data);
+    } else {
+        if (err) {
+            throw err;
+        }
     }
+
     return data;
 };
 
@@ -105,6 +110,7 @@ GitStats.prototype.getConfig = function (callback) {
 GitStats.prototype.initConfig = function (input, callback) {
 
     var self = this;
+
     if (Typpy(input, Function)) {
         callback = input;
         input = null;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9dc233d..2cd1d40 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "git-stats",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.7.0",
   "description": "Local git statistics including GitHub-like contributions calendars.",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "bin": {