diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 06f92232..48299b19 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ## v1.10.0-rc.3
 
+* Use default config instead of raising an error if config file cannot be found
 * Ignore NVIDIA_REQUIRE_JETPACK* environment variables for requirement checks
 * Fix bug in detection of Tegra systems where `/sys/devices/soc0/family` is ignored
 * Fix bug where links to devices were detected as devices
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index cee6de70..6adc604e 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func GetConfig() (*Config, error) {
 
 	tomlFile, err := os.Open(configFilePath)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open config file %v: %v", configFilePath, err)
+		return getDefaultConfig(), nil
 	}
 	defer tomlFile.Close()