diff --git a/cmd/validator/main.go b/cmd/validator/main.go
index b2cd104..d0b4931 100644
--- a/cmd/validator/main.go
+++ b/cmd/validator/main.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func main() {
 func loadConfig() (initialize.Config, error) {
 	var config initialize.Config
 	if err := env.Parse(&config); err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to parse environment variables: %v", err)
+		return config, err
 	}
 
 	return config, nil