diff --git a/src/api/utils/project-meta.ts b/src/api/utils/project-meta.ts
index f427b31..96bc816 100644
--- a/src/api/utils/project-meta.ts
+++ b/src/api/utils/project-meta.ts
@@ -5,15 +5,12 @@ import * as configLoader from '../../blinkmrc.js'
 function projectConfig(cwd: string) {
   return configLoader.projectConfig<BlinkMRC>({
     cwd,
+    ENOENTResult: {},
   })
 }
 
 async function read(cwd: string): Promise<BlinkMRC> {
-  try {
-    return await projectConfig(cwd).load()
-  } catch {
-    return {}
-  }
+  return await projectConfig(cwd).load()
 }
 
 async function write(
diff --git a/src/blinkmrc.ts b/src/blinkmrc.ts
index 099571b..e0c86ad 100644
--- a/src/blinkmrc.ts
+++ b/src/blinkmrc.ts
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ async function load<T>({
   ENOENTResult,
 }: {
   filePath: string
-  ENOENTResult?: T
+  ENOENTResult: T | undefined
 }): Promise<T> {
   let data: never
   try {
     data = await loadJsonFile(filePath)
   } catch (err) {
-    if (typeof err === 'object' && err && 'code' in err) {
+    if (err instanceof Error && 'code' in err) {
       switch (err.code) {
         case 'JSONError': {
           throw new Error(`${filePath} is not valid JSON`)
@@ -44,20 +44,21 @@ async function load<T>({
 function generateConfig<T extends object>(configOptions: {
   dir: string
   filename: string
+  ENOENTResult: T | undefined
 }): Config<T> {
   const filename = configOptions.filename
   const filePath = path.join(configOptions.dir, filename)
 
   const config: Config<T> = {
     async load() {
-      return load<T>({ filePath })
+      return load<T>({ filePath, ENOENTResult: configOptions.ENOENTResult })
     },
-    async update<T extends object>(updater: (obj: T) => T): Promise<T> {
+    async update(updater: (obj: T) => T): Promise<T> {
       const data = await load<T>({
         filePath,
-        ENOENTResult: {} as T,
+        ENOENTResult: configOptions.ENOENTResult,
       })
-      const updatedData = updater(data as T)
+      const updatedData = updater(data)
       await writeJsonFile(filePath, updatedData, {
         indent: 2,
         mode: 0o666,
@@ -70,20 +71,25 @@ function generateConfig<T extends object>(configOptions: {
 
 export function projectConfig<T extends object>({
   cwd,
+  ENOENTResult,
 }: {
   cwd: string
+  ENOENTResult: T | undefined
 }): Config<T> {
   return generateConfig<T>({
     dir: cwd,
     // dotfile, like .eslintrc.json or .travis.yml
     filename: `.blinkmrc.json`,
+    ENOENTResult,
   })
 }
 
 export function userConfig<T extends object>({
   name,
+  ENOENTResult,
 }: {
   name: string
+  ENOENTResult: T
 }): Config<T> {
   const p = os.platform()
 
@@ -97,6 +103,7 @@ export function userConfig<T extends object>({
   const cfg = generateConfig<T>({
     dir: dirs.userConfig(),
     filename: name,
+    ENOENTResult,
   })
 
   return cfg
diff --git a/src/cdn/utils/config-helper.ts b/src/cdn/utils/config-helper.ts
index 5b4c10e..c60926c 100644
--- a/src/cdn/utils/config-helper.ts
+++ b/src/cdn/utils/config-helper.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as configLoader from '../../blinkmrc.js'
 
 function projectConfig<T extends object>(cwd: string) {
-  return configLoader.projectConfig<T>({ cwd })
+  return configLoader.projectConfig<T>({ cwd, ENOENTResult: undefined })
 }
 
 async function read<T extends object>(cwd: string): Promise<T> {
diff --git a/src/identity/utils/user-config.ts b/src/identity/utils/user-config.ts
index 4f1e837..4407d7d 100644
--- a/src/identity/utils/user-config.ts
+++ b/src/identity/utils/user-config.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,14 @@
 import pkg from '../../package.js'
 import * as blinkmrc from '../../blinkmrc.js'
 
-let userConfigStore: blinkmrc.Config<{
-  // Setting accessToken as well as id_token to be backward compatible
-  accessToken?: string
-  id_token?: string
-  access_token?: string
-  refresh_token?: string
-}>
-
 function getStore() {
-  if (!userConfigStore) {
-    userConfigStore = blinkmrc.userConfig({ name: pkg.name })
-  }
-  return userConfigStore
+  return blinkmrc.userConfig<{
+    // Setting accessToken as well as id_token to be backward compatible
+    accessToken?: string
+    id_token?: string
+    access_token?: string
+    refresh_token?: string
+  }>({ name: pkg.name, ENOENTResult: {} })
 }
 
 export default {
diff --git a/test/api/cors/read.test.ts b/test/api/cors/read.test.ts
index 52e73c6..8ddc1d0 100644
--- a/test/api/cors/read.test.ts
+++ b/test/api/cors/read.test.ts
@@ -72,19 +72,4 @@ describe('read', () => {
       origins: ['test'],
     })
   })
-
-  test('Should return cors as false when config throws an error', async () => {
-    vi.doMock('../../../src/blinkmrc.js', () => ({
-      projectConfig: () => ({
-        load: async () => {
-          throw new Error('test')
-        },
-        update: async () => ({}),
-      }),
-    }))
-    const { default: read } = await import('../../../src/api/cors/read.js')
-
-    const cors = await read(CWD)
-    expect(cors).toBe(false)
-  })
 })
diff --git a/test/api/utils/project-meta.test.ts b/test/api/utils/project-meta.test.ts
index d555a09..1bd076b 100644
--- a/test/api/utils/project-meta.test.ts
+++ b/test/api/utils/project-meta.test.ts
@@ -34,24 +34,10 @@ describe('project-meta', () => {
     projectMeta.projectConfig(CWD)
     expect(mockProjectConfig).toBeCalledWith({
       cwd: CWD,
+      ENOENTResult: {},
     })
   })
 
-  test('read() should return empty object if load() rejects', async () => {
-    vi.doMock('../../../src/blinkmrc.js', () => ({
-      projectConfig: () => ({
-        load: async () => {
-          throw new Error()
-        },
-      }),
-    }))
-    const { default: projectMeta } =
-      await import('../../../src/api/utils/project-meta.js')
-
-    const meta = await projectMeta.read(CWD)
-    expect(meta).toEqual({})
-  })
-
   test('write() should call the updater function passed', async () => {
     vi.doMock('../../../src/blinkmrc.js', () => ({
       projectConfig: () => ({