diff --git a/common/src/main/kotlin/fr/username404/snowygui/config/Configuration.kt b/common/src/main/kotlin/fr/username404/snowygui/config/Configuration.kt
index 406fd2b..1cd24aa 100644
--- a/common/src/main/kotlin/fr/username404/snowygui/config/Configuration.kt
+++ b/common/src/main/kotlin/fr/username404/snowygui/config/Configuration.kt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ object Configuration {
     """.trimMargin()
     @JvmField
     val obtained: Config = run {
-        var result: Config? = null
+        lateinit var result: Config
         with(file) {
             if (!exists()) {
                 createNewFile()
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ object Configuration {
             } else result = try {
                 ConfigFactory.parseFile(file)
             } catch (e: ConfigException) {
-                Snowy.logs.warn("Could not parse the snowy configuration file, the default configuration will be used instead."); null
+                Snowy.logs.warn("Could not parse the snowy configuration file, the default configuration will be used instead.")
+                ConfigFactory.parseString(base)
             }
         }
-        if (result == null) result = ConfigFactory.parseString(base)
         ConfigFactory.load(result).getConfig("Snowy")
     }
 }