diff --git a/cmd/syncthing/main.go b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
index 98605c50f..9777ee3a0 100644
--- a/cmd/syncthing/main.go
+++ b/cmd/syncthing/main.go
@@ -158,9 +158,7 @@ func main() {
 			fatalln(err)
 		}
 		cf.Close()
-	}
-
-	if len(cfg.Repositories) == 0 {
+	} else {
 		infoln("No config file; starting with empty defaults")
 		name, _ := os.Hostname()