diff --git a/dissect/target/helpers/record_modifier.py b/dissect/target/helpers/record_modifier.py
index 52a734abe..492779ad5 100644
--- a/dissect/target/helpers/record_modifier.py
+++ b/dissect/target/helpers/record_modifier.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import logging
 from functools import partial
 from typing import Callable, Iterable, Iterator
 
@@ -95,13 +96,16 @@ def modify_record(target: Target, record: Record, modifier_function: ModifierFun
         try:
             _record = modifier_function(field_name, resolved_path)
         except FilesystemError as e:
-            target.log.warning(
+            level = logging.INFO if isinstance(e, FileNotFoundError) else logging.WARNING
+            target.log.log(
+                level,
                 "Unable to modify record '%s' with function '%s': %s",
                 record._desc.name,
                 modifier_function.__name__,
                 e,
             )
             target.log.debug("", exc_info=e)
+
         else:
             additional_records.append(_record)
 
diff --git a/dissect/target/target.py b/dissect/target/target.py
index 73a44c86b..9d581e26a 100644
--- a/dissect/target/target.py
+++ b/dissect/target/target.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     VolumeSystemError,
 )
 from dissect.target.helpers import config
+from dissect.target.helpers.fsutil import TargetPath
 from dissect.target.helpers.loaderutil import extract_path_info
 from dissect.target.helpers.record import ChildTargetRecord
 from dissect.target.helpers.utils import StrEnum, parse_path_uri, slugify
@@ -86,8 +87,13 @@ def __init__(self, path: Union[str, Path] = None):
         self._errors = []
         self._applied = False
 
+        # We do not want to look for config files at the Target path if it is actually a child Target.
+        config_paths = [Path.cwd(), Path.home()]
+        if not isinstance(path, TargetPath):
+            config_paths = [self.path] + config_paths
+
         try:
-            self._config = config.load([self.path, Path.cwd(), Path.home()])
+            self._config = config.load(config_paths)
         except Exception as e:
             self.log.warning("Error loading config file: %s", self.path)
             self.log.debug("", exc_info=e)