diff --git a/netclient/config/config.go b/netclient/config/config.go
index 916203e1..d5e6e6ed 100644
--- a/netclient/config/config.go
+++ b/netclient/config/config.go
@@ -264,32 +264,28 @@ func ReadConfig(network string) (*ClientConfig, error) {
 		err := errors.New("no network provided - exiting")
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	nofile := false
 	home := ncutils.GetNetclientPathSpecific()
 	file := fmt.Sprintf(home + "netconfig-" + network)
 	f, err := os.Open(file)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		if err = ReplaceWithBackup(network); err != nil {
-			nofile = true
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		f, err = os.Open(file)
 		if err != nil {
-			nofile = true
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
 	var cfg ClientConfig
-
-	if !nofile {
-		decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(f)
-		err = decoder.Decode(&cfg)
-		if err != nil {
-			fmt.Println("trouble decoding file")
-			return nil, err
-		}
+	decoder := yaml.NewDecoder(f)
+	err = decoder.Decode(&cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Log(2, "trouble decoding file", err.Error())
+		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	return &cfg, err
 }
 
diff --git a/netclient/functions/common.go b/netclient/functions/common.go
index b6f175b8..04ddbe38 100644
--- a/netclient/functions/common.go
+++ b/netclient/functions/common.go
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ func LeaveNetwork(network string) error {
 			if wgErr == nil && removeIface != "" {
 				removeIface = macIface
 			}
-			wgErr = nil
 		}
 		dev, devErr := wgClient.Device(removeIface)
 		if devErr == nil {
@@ -224,18 +223,24 @@ func DeleteInterface(ifacename string, postdown string) error {
 
 // WipeLocal - wipes local instance
 func WipeLocal(network string) error {
-	cfg, err := config.ReadConfig(network)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	var ifacename string
+
+	if network == "" {
+		return errors.New("no network provided")
 	}
-	nodecfg := cfg.Node
-	ifacename := nodecfg.Interface
-	if ifacename != "" {
-		if err = wireguard.RemoveConf(ifacename, true); err == nil {
-			logger.Log(1, "network:", nodecfg.Network, "removed WireGuard interface: ", ifacename)
-		} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not exist") {
-			err = nil
+	cfg, err := config.ReadConfig(network)
+	if err == nil {
+		nodecfg := cfg.Node
+		ifacename = nodecfg.Interface
+		if ifacename != "" {
+			if err = wireguard.RemoveConf(ifacename, true); err == nil {
+				logger.Log(1, "network:", nodecfg.Network, "removed WireGuard interface: ", ifacename)
+			} else if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "does not exist") {
+				err = nil
+			}
 		}
+	} else {
+		logger.Log(0, "failed to read "+network+" config: ", err.Error())
 	}
 
 	home := ncutils.GetNetclientPathSpecific()
@@ -281,17 +286,20 @@ func WipeLocal(network string) error {
 			log.Println(err.Error())
 		}
 	}
-	if ncutils.FileExists(home + ifacename + ".conf") {
-		err = os.Remove(home + ifacename + ".conf")
+	if ifacename != "" {
+		if ncutils.FileExists(home + ifacename + ".conf") {
+			err = os.Remove(home + ifacename + ".conf")
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Println("error removing .conf:")
+				log.Println(err.Error())
+			}
+		}
+		err = removeHostDNS(ifacename, ncutils.IsWindows())
 		if err != nil {
-			log.Println("error removing .conf:")
-			log.Println(err.Error())
+			logger.Log(0, "failed to delete dns entries for", ifacename, err.Error())
 		}
 	}
-	err = removeHostDNS(ifacename, ncutils.IsWindows())
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(0, "failed to delete dns entries for", ifacename, err.Error())
-	}
+
 	return err
 }