diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/ASF.cs b/ArchiSteamFarm/ASF.cs
index bec33a5bb..922316009 100644
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/ASF.cs
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/ASF.cs
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 		}
 
 		private static void InitEvents() {
-			if ((FileSystemWatcher != null) || (LastWriteEvents != null) || !Directory.Exists(SharedInfo.ConfigDirectory)) {
+			if ((FileSystemWatcher != null) || (LastWriteEvents != null)) {
 				return;
 			}
 
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 			HashSet<string> botNames;
 
 			try {
-				botNames = Directory.Exists(SharedInfo.ConfigDirectory) ? Directory.EnumerateFiles(SharedInfo.ConfigDirectory, "*" + SharedInfo.JsonConfigExtension).Select(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension).Where(botName => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(botName) && IsValidBotName(botName)).ToHashSet(Bot.BotsComparer)! : new HashSet<string>(0);
+				botNames = Directory.EnumerateFiles(SharedInfo.ConfigDirectory, "*" + SharedInfo.JsonConfigExtension).Select(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension).Where(botName => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(botName) && IsValidBotName(botName)).ToHashSet(Bot.BotsComparer)!;
 			} catch (Exception e) {
 				ArchiLogger.LogGenericException(e);
 
diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/Localization/Strings.Designer.cs b/ArchiSteamFarm/Localization/Strings.Designer.cs
index e00efb51f..a9c4a68c0 100644
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/Localization/Strings.Designer.cs
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/Localization/Strings.Designer.cs
@@ -845,6 +845,15 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm.Localization {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Config directory could not be found, aborting!.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string ErrorConfigDirectoryNotFound {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("ErrorConfigDirectoryNotFound", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Configured {0} property is invalid: {1}.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/Localization/Strings.resx b/ArchiSteamFarm/Localization/Strings.resx
index c15d9b214..e2bed6c77 100644
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/Localization/Strings.resx
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/Localization/Strings.resx
@@ -742,4 +742,7 @@ Process uptime: {1}</value>
   <data name="WarningUnknownCommandLineArgument" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>Unknown command-line argument: {0}</value>
   </data>
+<data name="ErrorConfigDirectoryNotFound" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Config directory could not be found, aborting!</value>
+</data>
 </root>
diff --git a/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs b/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs
index e60c04515..aa97f8247 100644
--- a/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs
+++ b/ArchiSteamFarm/Program.cs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 
 			if (!uniqueInstance) {
 				ASF.ArchiLogger.LogGenericError(Strings.ErrorSingleInstanceRequired);
-				await Task.Delay(5000).ConfigureAwait(false);
+				await Task.Delay(10000).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
 				return false;
 			}
@@ -195,6 +195,13 @@ namespace ArchiSteamFarm {
 				}
 			}
 
+			if (!Directory.Exists(SharedInfo.ConfigDirectory)) {
+				ASF.ArchiLogger.LogGenericError(Strings.ErrorConfigDirectoryNotFound);
+				await Task.Delay(10000).ConfigureAwait(false);
+
+				return false;
+			}
+
 			return true;
 		}