diff --git a/noxis-rs/src/options/config.rs b/noxis-rs/src/options/config.rs
index acc8d81..92ac033 100644
--- a/noxis-rs/src/options/config.rs
+++ b/noxis-rs/src/options/config.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pub async fn get_actual_config(params : Arc<PrebootParams>) -> Option<Processes>
     // * if no local conf -> loop and +inf getting conf from redis server
     // * if local conf -> once getting conf from redis server
     let config_path = params.config.to_str().unwrap_or_else(|| {
-        error!("Invalid character in config file. Config path was set as default");
+        error!("Invalid character in config file. Config path was set to default");
         "settings.json"
     });
     info!("Configurating config module with params: no-remote-config={}, no-sub={}, local config path={:?}, remote server={}", params.no_remote_config, params.no_sub, params.config, params.remote_server_url);
diff --git a/noxis-rs/src/options/preboot.rs b/noxis-rs/src/options/preboot.rs
index 02e013f..10e030f 100644
--- a/noxis-rs/src/options/preboot.rs
+++ b/noxis-rs/src/options/preboot.rs
@@ -102,19 +102,26 @@ pub struct PrebootParams {
 }
 
 impl PrebootParams {
-    pub fn validate(self) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub fn validate(mut self) -> Result<Self> {
         if !self.socket_path.exists() && !self.no_hostagent {
-            return Err(Error::msg("Socket-file not found or Noxis can't read it. Cannot start"));
+            eprintln!("Error: Socket-file not found or Noxis can't read it. Socket-file was set to default");
+            self.socket_path = PathBuf::from("/var/run/enode/hostagent.sock");
+            // return Err(Error::msg("Socket-file not found or Noxis can't read it. Cannot start"));
         }
         // existing log dir
         if !self.log_to.exists() && !self.no_logs {
-            return Err(Error::msg("Log Directory Not Found or Noxis can't read it. Cannot start"));
+            eprintln!("Error: LogDir not found or Noxis can't read it. LogDir was set to default");
+            self.log_to = PathBuf::from("./");
+            // return Err(Error::msg("Log Directory Not Found or Noxis can't read it. Cannot start"));
         }
         // existing sock file
         if !self.config.exists() {
-            return Err(Error::msg("Local Config Not Found or Noxis can't read it. Cannot start"));
+            eprintln!("Error: Invalid character in config file. Config path was set to default");
+            self.config = PathBuf::from("settings.json");
+            // return Err(Error::msg("Local Config Not Found or Noxis can't read it. Cannot start"));
         }
         // redis server check
+        dbg!(&self);
         Ok(self)
     }
 }