1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm
index 73c9e267..dd34c668 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/LEI.pm
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ sub _lei_cfg ($;$) {
          if (!@st) {
                  unless ($creat) {
                          delete $self->{cfg};
-                        return;
+                        return bless {}, 'PublicInbox::Config';
                  }
                  my (undef, $cfg_dir, undef) = File::Spec->splitpath($f);
                  -d $cfg_dir or mkpath($cfg_dir) or die "mkpath($cfg_dir): $!\n";