diff --git a/src/app/core.rs b/src/app/core.rs
index f090cdc4000..42c4429fe31 100644
--- a/src/app/core.rs
+++ b/src/app/core.rs
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl Default for Core {
             system_theme_mode: ThemeMode::config()
                 .map(|c| {
                     ThemeMode::get_entry(&c).unwrap_or_else(|(errors, mode)| {
-                        for why in errors {
+                        for why in errors.into_iter().filter(cosmic_config::Error::is_err) {
                             tracing::error!(?why, "ThemeMode config entry error");
                         }
                         mode
diff --git a/src/app/cosmic.rs b/src/app/cosmic.rs
index 30a116f6787..fd876cfd3a4 100644
--- a/src/app/cosmic.rs
+++ b/src/app/cosmic.rs
@@ -192,7 +192,11 @@ where
                 .core()
                 .watch_config::<crate::config::CosmicTk>(crate::config::ID)
                 .map(|update| {
-                    for why in update.errors {
+                    for why in update
+                        .errors
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .filter(cosmic_config::Error::is_err)
+                    {
                         tracing::error!(?why, "cosmic toolkit config update error");
                     }
 
@@ -216,7 +220,11 @@ where
                     },
                 )
                 .map(|update| {
-                    for why in update.errors {
+                    for why in update
+                        .errors
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .filter(cosmic_config::Error::is_err)
+                    {
                         tracing::error!(?why, "cosmic theme config update error");
                     }
                     Message::SystemThemeChange(
@@ -229,8 +237,12 @@ where
                 .core()
                 .watch_config::<ThemeMode>(cosmic_theme::THEME_MODE_ID)
                 .map(|update| {
-                    for e in update.errors {
-                        tracing::error!("{e}");
+                    for error in update
+                        .errors
+                        .into_iter()
+                        .filter(cosmic_config::Error::is_err)
+                    {
+                        tracing::error!(?error, "error reading system theme mode update");
                     }
                     Message::SystemThemeModeChange(update.keys, update.config)
                 })
diff --git a/src/config/mod.rs b/src/config/mod.rs
index 035c2f68694..4f1a5a16c41 100644
--- a/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub static COSMIC_TK: LazyLock<RwLock<CosmicTk>> = LazyLock::new(|| {
         CosmicTk::config()
             .map(|c| {
                 CosmicTk::get_entry(&c).unwrap_or_else(|(errors, mode)| {
-                    for why in errors {
+                    for why in errors.into_iter().filter(cosmic_config::Error::is_err) {
                         tracing::error!(?why, "CosmicTk config entry error");
                     }
                     mode