diff --git a/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs b/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs
index 0990a43de..d052fec6c 100644
--- a/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/utils/src/settings/mod.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context};
 use deser_hjson::from_str;
-use log::warn;
 use merge::Merge;
 use std::{env, fs, io::Error, net::IpAddr, sync::RwLock};
 
@@ -23,16 +22,8 @@ pub mod structs;
 static CONFIG_FILE: &str = "config/config.hjson";
 
 lazy_static! {
-  static ref SETTINGS: RwLock<Settings> = RwLock::new(match Settings::init() {
-    Ok(c) => c,
-    Err(e) => {
-      warn!(
-        "Couldn't load settings file, using default settings.\n{}",
-        e
-      );
-      Settings::default()
-    }
-  });
+  static ref SETTINGS: RwLock<Settings> =
+    RwLock::new(Settings::init().expect("Failed to load settings file"));
 }
 
 impl Settings {