diff --git a/src/utils/configpanel.py b/src/utils/configpanel.py
index a602266da..d79b8a80a 100644
--- a/src/utils/configpanel.py
+++ b/src/utils/configpanel.py
@@ -577,7 +577,8 @@ class ConfigPanel:
 
     def _get_raw_settings(self, config: ConfigPanelModel) -> "RawSettings":
         if not self.save_path or not os.path.exists(self.save_path):
-            raise YunohostValidationError("config_no_settings")
+            return {}
+            # raise YunohostValidationError("config_no_settings")
 
         return read_yaml(self.save_path)