diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5a267be8..d605b3bf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ logs
 
 # Configuration
 *config.toml
-!scripts/news/default_config.toml
+!scripts/news/config.toml
 
 # Custom docker compose override
 docker-compose.override.yml
diff --git a/scripts/news/default_config.toml b/scripts/news/config.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from scripts/news/default_config.toml
rename to scripts/news/config.toml
diff --git a/scripts/news/utils.py b/scripts/news/utils.py
index 61caefc6..a2ff36dc 100644
--- a/scripts/news/utils.py
+++ b/scripts/news/utils.py
@@ -136,14 +136,7 @@ def get_project_meta() -> Tuple[str, str]:
 
 def load_toml_config() -> Dict[str, Any]:
     config_path = Path(Path.cwd(), "scripts/news/config.toml")
-    default_config_url = "URL HERE PLEASE"
 
-    if not config_path.exists():
-        err(
-            f"Configuration not found. Create a config file at '{config_path}', and see "
-            f"'{default_config_url}' for an example configuration. "
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
     try:
         with open(config_path, mode="r") as file:
             toml_dict = tomli.loads(file.read())