diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 272d269..a1c669c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -12,8 +12,13 @@ try {
 } catch (ex) {
   // Can't determine version
 }
-var configJSONS = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(__dirname + "/../../../config.json")); // Read configuration JSON
-
+var configJSONS = {};
+try {
+  configJSONS = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(__dirname + "/../../../config.json")); // Read configuration JSON
+} catch(ex) {
+  //YellowSquare will not care about configJSONS in SVR.JS 3.x and newer
+  //SVR.JS 2.x and older will fail to start with broken configuration file anyway...
+}
 class RequestBodyStream extends stream.Readable {
   constructor(sourceStream) {
     super();