diff --git a/config.defaults b/config.defaults
index 79e84f48a6a60f45de027a5df278ac51bfe55804..bf6c941b3251f24e0a0aaf1e7667d11e1ef88638 100644
--- a/config.defaults
+++ b/config.defaults
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ MYSQLADMIN_CMD=$(command -v mysqladmin || echo "mysqladmin not found!" >&2)
 # The mysqldump program which comes with the MySQL client.
 MYSQLDUMP_CMD=$(command -v mysqldump || echo "mysqldump not found!" >&2)
 # The mysql_config_editor program which is used to store the credentials.
-MYSQL_CONFIG_EDITOR_CMD=$(command -v mysql_config_editor \
-                              || echo "mysql_config_editor not found!" >&2)
+MYSQL_CONFIG_EDITOR_CMD=$(command -v mysql_config_editor || true)
 
 # # MySQL Connection
 # The host of the MySQL server.