diff --git a/src/bin/e_config.c b/src/bin/e_config.c
index f4fcbb43f..8ab462e00 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_config.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_config.c
@@ -1069,15 +1069,25 @@ e_config_load(void)
      }
    if (!e_config)
      {
-        ERR("EEEK! no config of any sort! abort abort abort!");
-        e_error_message_show("Enlightenment was started without any configuration\n"
-                             "files available for the given profile (normally\n"
-                             "default or the last profile used or provided on the\n"
-                             "command-line with -profile etc.)\n\n"
-                             "Cannot contiue without configuration to work with.\n"
-                             "Please ensure you have system or user configuration\n"
-                             "for the profile you are using before proceeeding.");
-        abort();
+        E_Action *a;
+
+        e_config_profile_set("default");
+        e_config_profile_del(e_config_profile_get());
+        e_config_save_block_set(1);
+        a = e_action_find("restart");
+        if ((a) && (a->func.go)) a->func.go(NULL, NULL);
+        else
+          {
+             ERR("EEEK! no config of any sort! abort abort abort!");
+             e_error_message_show("Enlightenment was started without any configuration\n"
+                                  "files available for the given profile (normally\n"
+                                  "default or the last profile used or provided on the\n"
+                                  "command-line with -profile etc.)\n\n"
+                                  "Cannot contiue without configuration to work with.\n"
+                                  "Please ensure you have system or user configuration\n"
+                                  "for the profile you are using before proceeeding.");
+             abort();
+          }
      }
    if (e_config->config_version < E_CONFIG_FILE_VERSION)
      {