diff --git a/cli/cmd/root.go b/cli/cmd/root.go
index d14c54acf..39729b6f5 100644
--- a/cli/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cli/cmd/root.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/mizu/fsUtils"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/mizu/version"
 	"github.com/up9inc/mizu/cli/uiUtils"
+	"time"
 )
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -34,9 +35,12 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 func printNewVersionIfNeeded(versionChan chan string) {
-	versionMsg := <-versionChan
-	if versionMsg != "" {
-		logger.Log.Infof(uiUtils.Yellow, versionMsg)
+	select {
+	case versionMsg := <-versionChan:
+		if versionMsg != "" {
+			logger.Log.Infof(uiUtils.Yellow, versionMsg)
+		}
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cli/config/config.go b/cli/config/config.go
index 5b0032f6f..b75e79cb8 100644
--- a/cli/config/config.go
+++ b/cli/config/config.go
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ func InitConfig(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	configFilePathFlag := cmd.Flags().Lookup(ConfigFilePathCommandName)
 	configFilePath := configFilePathFlag.Value.String()
 	if err := mergeConfigFile(configFilePath); err != nil {
-		_, isPathError := err.(*os.PathError)
-		if configFilePathFlag.Changed || !isPathError {
+		if configFilePathFlag.Changed || !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return fmt.Errorf("invalid config, %w\n"+
 				"you can regenerate the file by removing it (%v) and using `mizu config -r`", err, configFilePath)
 		}
diff --git a/cli/mizu/version/versionCheck.go b/cli/mizu/version/versionCheck.go
index f9f4d2fc5..2c662b2cb 100644
--- a/cli/mizu/version/versionCheck.go
+++ b/cli/mizu/version/versionCheck.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func CheckNewerVersion(versionChan chan string) {
 	latestRelease, _, err := client.Repositories.GetLatestRelease(context.Background(), "up9inc", "mizu")
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log.Debugf("[ERROR] Failed to get latest release")
+		versionChan <- ""
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -49,12 +50,14 @@ func CheckNewerVersion(versionChan chan string) {
 	}
 	if versionFileUrl == "" {
 		logger.Log.Debugf("[ERROR] Version file not found in the latest release")
+		versionChan <- ""
 		return
 	}
 
 	res, err := http.Get(versionFileUrl)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log.Debugf("[ERROR] Failed to get the version file %v", err)
+		versionChan <- ""
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@ func CheckNewerVersion(versionChan chan string) {
 	res.Body.Close()
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Log.Debugf("[ERROR] Failed to read the version file -> %v", err)
+		versionChan <- ""
 		return
 	}
 	gitHubVersion := string(data)
@@ -73,6 +77,7 @@ func CheckNewerVersion(versionChan chan string) {
 
 	if gitHubVersionSemVer.GreaterThan(currentSemVer) {
 		versionChan <- fmt.Sprintf("Update available! %v -> %v (%v)", mizu.SemVer, gitHubVersion, *latestRelease.HTMLURL)
+	} else {
+		versionChan <- ""
 	}
-	versionChan <- ""
 }