diff --git a/prog/sensord/lib.c b/prog/sensord/lib.c
index d8d4c0b4..1fa4e812 100644
--- a/prog/sensord/lib.c
+++ b/prog/sensord/lib.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  * MA 02110-1301 USA.
  */
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -34,46 +35,47 @@
 
 static int loadConfig(const char *cfgPath, int reload)
 {
-	struct stat stats;
-	FILE *cfg = NULL;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
+ 	FILE *fp;
 
-	if (cfgPath && !strcmp(cfgPath, "-")) {
-		if (!reload) {
-			if ((ret = sensors_init(stdin))) {
-				sensorLog(LOG_ERR,
-					  "Error loading sensors configuration file <stdin>: %s",
-					  sensors_strerror(ret));
-				ret = 12;
-			}
-		}
-	} else if (cfgPath && stat(cfgPath, &stats) < 0) {
-		sensorLog(LOG_ERR,
-			  "Error stating sensors configuration file: %s",
-			  cfgPath);
-		ret = 10;
-	} else {
-		if (reload) {
+ 	/* Load default configuration. */
+ 	if (!cfgPath) {
+ 		if (reload) {
 			sensorLog(LOG_INFO, "configuration reloading");
 			sensors_cleanup();
 		}
-		if (cfgPath && !(cfg = fopen(cfgPath, "r"))) {
-			sensorLog(LOG_ERR,
-				  "Error opening sensors configuration file: %s",
-				  cfgPath);
-			ret = 11;
-		} else if ((ret = sensors_init(cfg))) {
-			sensorLog(LOG_ERR,
-				  "Error loading sensors configuration file %s: %s",
-				  cfgPath ? cfgPath : "(default)",
-				  sensors_strerror(ret));
-			ret = 11;
-		}
-		if (cfg)
-			fclose(cfg);
-	}
 
-	return ret;
+ 		ret = sensors_init(NULL);
+ 		if (ret) {
+ 			sensorLog(LOG_ERR, "Error loading default"
+ 				  " configuration file: %s",
+ 				  sensors_strerror(ret));
+ 			return -1;
+  		}
+ 		return 0;
+ 	}
+
+ 	fp = fopen(cfgPath, "r");
+ 	if (!fp) {
+ 		sensorLog(LOG_ERR, "Error opening config file %s: %s",
+ 			  strerror(errno));
+ 		return -1;
+ 	}
+
+	if (reload) {
+		sensorLog(LOG_INFO, "configuration reloading");
+		sensors_cleanup();
+	}
+ 	ret = sensors_init(fp);
+ 	if (ret) {
+ 		sensorLog(LOG_ERR, "Error loading sensors configuration file"
+			  " %s: %s", cfgPath, sensors_strerror(ret));
+ 		fclose(fp);
+ 		return -1;
+ 	}
+ 	fclose(fp);
+
+ 	return 0;
 }
 
 int loadLib(const char *cfgPath)
diff --git a/prog/sensord/sensord.c b/prog/sensord/sensord.c
index 198717c7..8d512211 100644
--- a/prog/sensord/sensord.c
+++ b/prog/sensord/sensord.c
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ static int sensord(void)
 		if (reload) {
 			ret = reloadLib(sensord_args.cfgFile);
 			if (ret)
-				sensorLog(LOG_NOTICE,
-					  "config reload error (%d)", ret);
+				sensorLog(LOG_NOTICE, "configuration reload"
+					  " error");
 			reload = 0;
 		}
 		if (sensord_args.scanTime && (scanValue <= 0)) {