diff --git a/lib/configuration/client_configuration.js b/lib/configuration/client_configuration.js
index 278775217..d7a70e9e1 100644
--- a/lib/configuration/client_configuration.js
+++ b/lib/configuration/client_configuration.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const os = require('os');
 const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const {isString} = require('../util');
+const Logger = require('../logger');
 const clientConfigFileName = 'sf_client_config.json';
 
 const Levels = Object.freeze({
@@ -142,9 +143,9 @@ function ConfigurationUtil(fsPromisesModule, processModule) {
   function findConfig (filePathFromConnectionString) {
     return verifyNotEmpty(filePathFromConnectionString)
       .then((filePath) => filePath ?? getFilePathFromEnvironmentVariable())
-      .then((filePath) => filePath ?? searchForConfigInDictionary('.'))
-      .then((filePath) => filePath ?? searchForConfigInDictionary(os.homedir()))
-      .then((filePath) => filePath ?? searchForConfigInDictionary(os.tmpdir()));
+      .then((filePath) => filePath ?? searchForConfigInDictionary(() => '.', 'driver'))
+      .then((filePath) => filePath ?? searchForConfigInDictionary(() => os.homedir(), 'home'))
+      .then((filePath) => filePath ?? searchForConfigInDictionary(() => os.tmpdir(), 'temp'));
   }
 
   async function verifyNotEmpty (filePath) {
@@ -155,9 +156,15 @@ function ConfigurationUtil(fsPromisesModule, processModule) {
     return verifyNotEmpty(process.env.SF_CLIENT_CONFIG_FILE);
   }
 
-  async function searchForConfigInDictionary (dictionary) {
-    const filePath = path.join(dictionary, clientConfigFileName);
-    return onlyIfFileExists(filePath);
+  async function searchForConfigInDictionary (directoryProvider, directoryDescription) {
+    try {
+      const directory = directoryProvider();
+      const filePath = path.join(directory, clientConfigFileName);
+      return onlyIfFileExists(filePath);
+    } catch (e) {
+      Logger.getInstance().error('Error while searching for the client config in %s directory: %s', directoryDescription, e);
+      return null;
+    }
   }
 
   async function onlyIfFileExists (filePath) {