diff --git a/src/client/base.ts b/src/client/base.ts
index 61c60b6..4f3522c 100644
--- a/src/client/base.ts
+++ b/src/client/base.ts
@@ -396,11 +396,18 @@ export class BaseClient {
 	>() {
 		const seyfertConfig = (BaseClient._seyfertCfWorkerConfig ||
 			(await this.options?.getRC?.()) ||
-			(await Promise.any(
-				['.js', '.mjs', '.cjs', '.ts', '.mts', '.cts'].map(ext =>
-					magicImport(join(process.cwd(), `seyfert.config${ext}`)).then(x => x.default ?? x),
-				),
-			))) as T;
+			(
+				await Promise.any(
+					['.js', '.mjs', '.cjs', '.ts', '.mts', '.cts'].map(ext =>
+						magicImport(join(process.cwd(), `seyfert.config${ext}`)).then(x => x.default ?? x),
+					),
+				)
+			).catch((e: AggregateError) => {
+				if (e.errors.every((err: Error) => err.stack?.includes('ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND'))) {
+					throw new Error('No seyfert.config file found');
+				}
+				throw e.errors.find((err: Error) => !err.stack?.includes('ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND')) ?? e.errors[0];
+			})) as T;
 
 		const { locations, debug, ...env } = seyfertConfig;