2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

M docs/configuration.md
M src/hello_hut/config.py

@@ 24,5 24,6 @@ shout = false
   versions it is ignored.
 - Unknown keys are ignored, so you will not recieve an error for a misspelt
   key. Double-check the spelling if a setting seems to have no effect.
+- If neither `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` nor `$HOME` is set, no file is read.
 
 See also: [installation](install.md).

@@ 9,7 9,12 @@ except ModuleNotFoundError:  # Python < 3.11
 
 
 def config_path():
-    base = os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") or os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], ".config")
+    base = os.environ.get("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+    if not base:
+        home = os.environ.get("HOME")
+        if not home:
+            return None
+        base = os.path.join(home, ".config")
     return os.path.join(base, "hello-hut", "config.toml")