lib/chef/application.rb in chef-0.9.8 vs lib/chef/application.rb in chef-0.9.10.rc.0

@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@
     rescue Exception => error
       Chef::Log.warn("*****************************************")
       Chef::Log.warn("Can not find config file: #{config[:config_file]}, using defaults.")
       Chef::Log.warn("#{error.message}")
       Chef::Log.warn("*****************************************")
+
+      Chef::Config.merge!(config)
     end
 
   end
 
   # Initialize and configure the logger