diff --git a/tartufo/scanner.py b/tartufo/scanner.py
index a6f2ac1c..cfa22be8 100755
--- a/tartufo/scanner.py
+++ b/tartufo/scanner.py
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def load_config(self, config_path: str) -> None:
             (config_file, data) = config.load_config_from_path(
                 pathlib.Path(config_path)
             )
-        except (FileNotFoundError, types.ConfigException):
+        except FileNotFoundError:
             # Nothing usable found; nothing to do
             return