diff --git a/tljh/config.py b/tljh/config.py
index a09bda1..69b1c97 100644
--- a/tljh/config.py
+++ b/tljh/config.py
@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@ def main(argv=None):
         argv = sys.argv[1:]
 
     from .log import init_logging
-    init_logging()
+    try:
+        init_logging()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(str(e))
+        print("Perhaps you didn't use `sudo -E`?")
 
     argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
     argparser.add_argument(
@@ -291,18 +295,22 @@ def main(argv=None):
 
     args = argparser.parse_args(argv)
 
-    if args.action == 'show':
-        show_config(args.config_path)
-    elif args.action == 'set':
-        set_config_value(args.config_path, args.key_path, parse_value(args.value))
-    elif args.action == 'add-item':
-        add_config_value(args.config_path, args.key_path, parse_value(args.value))
-    elif args.action == 'remove-item':
-        remove_config_value(args.config_path, args.key_path, parse_value(args.value))
-    elif args.action == 'reload':
-        reload_component(args.component)
-    else:
-        argparser.print_help()
+    try:
+        if args.action == 'show':
+            show_config(args.config_path)
+        elif args.action == 'set':
+            set_config_value(args.config_path, args.key_path, parse_value(args.value))
+        elif args.action == 'add-item':
+            add_config_value(args.config_path, args.key_path, parse_value(args.value))
+        elif args.action == 'remove-item':
+            remove_config_value(args.config_path, args.key_path, parse_value(args.value))
+        elif args.action == 'reload':
+            reload_component(args.component)
+        else:
+            argparser.print_help()
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(str(e))
+        print("Perhaps you didn't use `sudo -E`?")
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':