diff --git a/cli/cmd/logs.go b/cli/cmd/logs.go
index 6c3bde0f4..16c626f33 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/logs.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/logs.go
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ var logsCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		go telemetry.ReportRun("logs", config.Config.Logs)
 
-		kubernetesProvider, err := kubernetes.NewProvider(config.Config.KubeConfigPath)
+		kubernetesProvider, err := kubernetes.NewProvider(config.Config.KubeConfigPath())
 		if err != nil {
+			logger.Log.Error(err)
 			return nil
 		}
 		ctx, _ := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
diff --git a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
index 0045cb438..933090ef7 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/tapRunner.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func RunMizuTap() {
 		}
 	}
 
-	kubernetesProvider, err := kubernetes.NewProvider(config.Config.KubeConfigPath)
+	kubernetesProvider, err := kubernetes.NewProvider(config.Config.KubeConfigPath())
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log.Error(err)
 		return
diff --git a/cli/cmd/viewRunner.go b/cli/cmd/viewRunner.go
index 16b299a43..8aa419092 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/viewRunner.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/viewRunner.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func runMizuView() {
-	kubernetesProvider, err := kubernetes.NewProvider(config.Config.KubeConfigPath)
+	kubernetesProvider, err := kubernetes.NewProvider(config.Config.KubeConfigPath())
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log.Error(err)
 		return
diff --git a/cli/config/configStruct.go b/cli/config/configStruct.go
index 503984d1e..aa4de7944 100644
--- a/cli/config/configStruct.go
+++ b/cli/config/configStruct.go
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config/configStructs"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/mizu"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/homedir"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ type ConfigStruct struct {
 	MizuResourcesNamespace string                      `yaml:"mizu-resources-namespace" default:"mizu"`
 	Telemetry              bool                        `yaml:"telemetry" default:"true"`
 	DumpLogs               bool                        `yaml:"dump-logs" default:"false"`
-	KubeConfigPath         string                      `yaml:"kube-config-path"`
+	KubeConfigPathStr      string                      `yaml:"kube-config-path"`
 }
 
 func (config *ConfigStruct) SetDefaults() {
@@ -37,3 +40,17 @@ func (config *ConfigStruct) ImagePullPolicy() v1.PullPolicy {
 func (config *ConfigStruct) IsNsRestrictedMode() bool {
 	return config.MizuResourcesNamespace != "mizu" // Notice "mizu" string must match the default MizuResourcesNamespace
 }
+
+func (config *ConfigStruct) KubeConfigPath() string {
+	if config.KubeConfigPathStr != "" {
+		return config.KubeConfigPathStr
+	}
+
+	envKubeConfigPath := os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG")
+	if envKubeConfigPath != "" {
+		return envKubeConfigPath
+	}
+
+	home := homedir.HomeDir()
+	return filepath.Join(home, ".kube", "config")
+}
diff --git a/cli/kubernetes/provider.go b/cli/kubernetes/provider.go
index 81ef70a45..1603b1307 100644
--- a/cli/kubernetes/provider.go
+++ b/cli/kubernetes/provider.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/config/configStructs"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/logger"
-	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strconv"
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	_ "k8s.io/client-go/tools/portforward"
 	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/util/homedir"
 )
 
 type Provider struct {
@@ -57,13 +55,23 @@ func NewProvider(kubeConfigPath string) (*Provider, error) {
 	restClientConfig, err := kubernetesConfig.ClientConfig()
 	if err != nil {
 		if clientcmd.IsEmptyConfig(err) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Couldn't find the kube config file, or file is empty. Try adding '--kube-config=<path to kube config file>'\n")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't find the kube config file, or file is empty (%s)\n" +
+				"you can set alternative kube config file path by adding the kube-config-path field to the mizu config file, err:  %w", kubeConfigPath, err)
 		}
 		if clientcmd.IsConfigurationInvalid(err) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid kube config file. Try using a different config with '--kube-config=<path to kube config file>'\n")
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid kube config file (%s)\n" +
+				"you can set alternative kube config file path by adding the kube-config-path field to the mizu config file, err:  %w", kubeConfigPath, err)
 		}
+
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while using kube config (%s)\n" +
+			"you can set alternative kube config file path by adding the kube-config-path field to the mizu config file, err:  %w", kubeConfigPath, err)
+	}
+
+	clientSet, err := getClientSet(restClientConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error while using kube config (%s)\n" +
+			"you can set alternative kube config file path by adding the kube-config-path field to the mizu config file, err:  %w", kubeConfigPath, err)
 	}
-	clientSet := getClientSet(restClientConfig)
 
 	return &Provider{
 		clientSet:        clientSet,
@@ -731,24 +739,16 @@ func (provider *Provider) GetPodLogs(namespace string, podName string, ctx conte
 	return str, nil
 }
 
-func getClientSet(config *restclient.Config) *kubernetes.Clientset {
+func getClientSet(config *restclient.Config) (*kubernetes.Clientset, error) {
 	clientSet, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(config)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err.Error())
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return clientSet
+
+	return clientSet, nil
 }
 
 func loadKubernetesConfiguration(kubeConfigPath string) clientcmd.ClientConfig {
-	if kubeConfigPath == "" {
-		kubeConfigPath = os.Getenv("KUBECONFIG")
-	}
-
-	if kubeConfigPath == "" {
-		home := homedir.HomeDir()
-		kubeConfigPath = filepath.Join(home, ".kube", "config")
-	}
-
 	logger.Log.Debugf("Using kube config %s", kubeConfigPath)
 	configPathList := filepath.SplitList(kubeConfigPath)
 	configLoadingRules := &clientcmd.ClientConfigLoadingRules{}