diff --git a/src/emk.h b/src/emk.h
index 68d6984..aecd1b9 100644
--- a/src/emk.h
+++ b/src/emk.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define EMK_H_
 
 int checkForRoot();
-char checkForEmkFile();
+char checkForFiles();
 char readEmkFile();
 char includeConfig();
 
diff --git a/src/parse.c b/src/parse.c
index 5d04a14..ea8f6d3 100644
--- a/src/parse.c
+++ b/src/parse.c
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ int checkForRoot() {
 	}
 }
 
-char checkForEmkFile() {
+char checkForFiles() {
 	char cwd[PATH_MAX];
-	FILE *emkfile;
+	FILE *emkfile, *emkconfig;
 
 	emkfile = fopen(EMKFILE, "r");
 	if (emkfile == NULL) {
@@ -52,6 +52,17 @@ char checkForEmkFile() {
 		printf(COL_BLUE "INF" COL_RESET " | using emkfile at %s/emkfile\n", cwd);
 	}
 	fclose(emkfile);
+
+	emkconfig = fopen(EMKCONFIG, "r");
+	if (emkconfig == NULL) {
+		printf(COL_YELLOW "WRN" COL_RESET " | config.emk does not exist\n");
+		printf(COL_YELLOW "WRN" COL_RESET " | it is highly recommended to\n");
+		printf(COL_YELLOW "WRN" COL_RESET " | use a config.emk file, rather\n");
+		printf(COL_YELLOW "WRN" COL_RESET " | than embedding settings directly\n");
+		printf(COL_YELLOW "WRN" COL_RESET " | within the emkfile.\n");
+	} else if (gwtcwd(cwd, sizeof(cwd)) != NULL) {
+		printf(COL_BLUE "INF" COL_RESET " | using config.emk at %s/config.emk\n", cwd);
+	}
 }
 
 char readEmkFile() {
@@ -104,8 +115,8 @@ char includeConfig() {
 }
 
 int main() {
-	checkForEmkFile();
-	readEmkFile();
+	checkForFiles();
+	/* readEmkFile(); */
 	checkForRoot();
 	includeConfig();
 }