diff --git a/src/MigrationTools.ConsoleFull/Properties/launchSettings.json b/src/MigrationTools.ConsoleFull/Properties/launchSettings.json
index 1e63b28b4..338a832c3 100644
--- a/src/MigrationTools.ConsoleFull/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/src/MigrationTools.ConsoleFull/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     "init2": {
       "commandName": "Project",
       "commandLineArgs": "init -c configuration2.json --options Fullv2"
+    },
+    "empty": {
+      "commandName": "Project"
     }
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/MigrationTools.Host/MigrationToolHost.cs b/src/MigrationTools.Host/MigrationToolHost.cs
index 191ee5b03..c20b79e62 100644
--- a/src/MigrationTools.Host/MigrationToolHost.cs
+++ b/src/MigrationTools.Host/MigrationToolHost.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public static IHostBuilder CreateDefaultBuilder(string[] args)
                     .WriteTo.File(logPath, LogEventLevel.Verbose, outputTemplate)
                     .WriteTo.Logger(lc => lc
                         .Filter.ByExcluding(Matching.FromSource("Microsoft"))
-                        //.Filter.ByExcluding(Matching.FromSource("MigrationTools.Host.StartupService"))
+                        .Filter.ByExcluding(Matching.FromSource("MigrationTools.Host.StartupService"))
                         .WriteTo.Console(restrictedToMinimumLevel: LogEventLevel.Debug, theme: AnsiConsoleTheme.Code, outputTemplate: outputTemplate))
                     .WriteTo.Logger(lc => lc
                         .Filter.ByExcluding(Matching.FromSource("Microsoft"))
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ public static IHostBuilder CreateDefaultBuilder(string[] args)
              })
             .ConfigureAppConfiguration(builder =>
             {
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(configFile) &&  File.Exists(configFile))
+                {
                     builder.AddJsonFile(configFile);
+                }
             });
 
             hostBuilder.ConfigureServices((context, services) =>