diff --git a/Modules.Config/ConfigManager.vb b/Modules.Config/ConfigManager.vb
index 446190e2..41f5350b 100644
--- a/Modules.Config/ConfigManager.vb
+++ b/Modules.Config/ConfigManager.vb
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ Public Class ConfigManager(Of T)
     ''' <param name="ComputerConfigPath">The path to check for a computer config file, eg. ProgramData (Usually Application.CommonAppDataPath)</param>
     ''' <param name="ApplicationStartupPath">The path to check for a third config file. This is useful when running the Application in an environment where AppData/ProgramData directories are not available</param>
     ''' <param name="ForceUserConfig">Override values from ComputerConfig with UserConfig</param>
-    Public Sub New(LogConfig As LogConfig, UserConfigPath As String, ComputerConfigPath As String, ApplicationStartupPath As String, Optional ForceUserConfig As Boolean = False)
+    Public Sub New(LogConfig As LogConfig, UserConfigPath As String, ComputerConfigPath As String, Optional ApplicationStartupPath As String = "", Optional ForceUserConfig As Boolean = False)
         _LogConfig = LogConfig
         _Logger = LogConfig.GetLogger()
         _File = New Filesystem.File(_LogConfig)
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ Public Class ConfigManager(Of T)
     ''' </summary>
     ''' <param name="LogConfig">LogConfig instance</param>
     ''' <param name="ConfigPath">The path to check for a user config file, eg. AppData (Usually Application.UserAppDataPath or Application.LocalUserAppDataPath)</param>
-    Public Sub New(LogConfig As LogConfig, ConfigPath As String, ApplicationStartupPath As String)
-        MyClass.New(LogConfig, ConfigPath, ConfigPath, ApplicationStartupPath, ForceUserConfig:=True)
+    Public Sub New(LogConfig As LogConfig, ConfigPath As String)
+        MyClass.New(LogConfig, ConfigPath, String.Empty, String.Empty, ForceUserConfig:=True)
     End Sub
 
     ''' <summary>
@@ -168,14 +168,10 @@ Public Class ConfigManager(Of T)
         Dim oConfig = Activator.CreateInstance(_BlueprintType)
 
         ' try to load the special app config
-        ' returns nothing if app was not found or could not be loaded
         oConfig = LoadAppConfig(oConfig)
 
-        If oConfig Is Nothing Then
-            oConfig = Activator.CreateInstance(_BlueprintType)
-            ' then Try to load computer config
-            oConfig = LoadComputerConfig(oConfig)
-        End If
+        ' try to load the computer config
+        oConfig = LoadComputerConfig(oConfig)
 
         ' now try to load userconfig
         oConfig = LoadUserConfig(oConfig)
@@ -190,12 +186,10 @@ Public Class ConfigManager(Of T)
             Catch ex As Exception
                 _Logger.Error(ex)
                 _Logger.Warn("ApplicationConfig could not be loaded!")
-                Return Nothing
             End Try
         Else
             _Logger.Debug("ApplicationConfig does not exist.")
             _ForceUserConfig = True
-            Return Nothing
         End If
 
         Return Config