diff --git a/carom/cli.py b/carom/cli.py
index 5ad3de2..cc0bbc6 100644
--- a/carom/cli.py
+++ b/carom/cli.py
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import click
 from click_didyoumean import DYMGroup
 import click_log
 import logging
-logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-click_log.basic_config(logger)
+logger = logging.getLogger('carom.cli')  # hard coded module name to support directly called module
+root_logger = logging.getLogger('')
+click_log.basic_config(root_logger)
 
 
 @click.group(cls=DYMGroup)
-@click_log.simple_verbosity_option(logger)
+@click_log.simple_verbosity_option(root_logger)
 def cli():
     pass
 
diff --git a/carom/config.py b/carom/config.py
index d4cd248..aca661a 100644
--- a/carom/config.py
+++ b/carom/config.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import configparser
+import logging
 
-from voluptuous import Schema
+from voluptuous import Schema, Error
 from voluptuous.humanize import validate_with_humanized_errors
 
 from carom.const import CONFIG_FILES, DEFAULT_CONFIG
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 _parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
 _parser.read_string(DEFAULT_CONFIG)
 _parser.read(CONFIG_FILES)
@@ -16,6 +19,8 @@ _schema = Schema({
     },
 })
 
-config = validate_with_humanized_errors(_parser_dict, _schema)
-
+try:
+    config = validate_with_humanized_errors(_parser_dict, _schema)
+except Error as e:
+    logger.error('Failed to validate the configuration:\n{}'.format(e))
 __all__ = ('config', )