diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index fa74166..3d52422 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
   (when (file-readable-p my-config-file)
     (org-babel-load-file (expand-file-name my-config-file)))
 
-  (when (file-readable-p custom-file)
-    (load custom-file))
-
-  (when (file-readable-p notes-config-file)
-    (load notes-config-file))
+  (load notes-config-file :no-error-if-file-is-missing)
+  (load custom-file :no-error-if-file-is-missing)
 )