diff --git a/internal/config/load.go b/internal/config/load.go
index 9f9b285b63cff39d4b47f4616fb1f21d00d5b8e1..c39b896d72270d2bec12b5ca90c1d6ae7eee435c 100644
--- a/internal/config/load.go
+++ b/internal/config/load.go
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ func loadFromConfigPaths(configPaths []string) (*Config, error) {
 
 func loadFromReaders(readers []io.Reader) (*Config, error) {
 	if len(readers) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no configuration readers provided")
+		return &Config{}, nil
 	}
 
 	merged, err := Merge(readers)