diff --git a/src/cluster.c b/src/cluster.c
index ecbcc0a9..be0522ca 100644
--- a/src/cluster.c
+++ b/src/cluster.c
@@ -103,7 +103,16 @@ int clusterLoadConfig(char *filename) {
     char *line;
     int maxline, j;
    
-    if (fp == NULL) return REDIS_ERR;
+    if (fp == NULL) {
+        if (errno == ENOENT) {
+            return REDIS_ERR;
+        } else {
+            redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,
+                "Loading the cluster node config from %s: %s",
+                filename, strerror(errno));
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
 
     /* Check if the file is zero-length: if so return REDIS_ERR to signal
      * we have to write the config. */