diff --git a/config.php b/config.php
index 0284d88..5a0882e 100644
--- a/config.php
+++ b/config.php
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ define('DB_USERNAME', 'bruno');
 define('DB_PASSWORD', 'bruno-zehn');
 define('DB_NAME', 'voctrain');
 
-require_once("./local-config.php");
+myLocalConf='./local-config.php';
+
+if (is_file($myLocalConf))
+    require_once($myLocalConf);
 
 /* Attempt to connect to MySQL database */
 $link = mysqli_connect(DB_SERVER, DB_USERNAME, DB_PASSWORD, DB_NAME);