diff --git a/wip/prel b/wip/prel
index aa62500..1f8fd68 100755
--- a/wip/prel
+++ b/wip/prel
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ function load_config() {
     elif [ -f .pman.conf ]; then
         ConfigFile=.pman.conf
         source "$ConfigFile"
-    else
-        require pman${MYNAME#prel}.conf
+    elif [ -n "${MYNAME#prel}" ]; then
+        require: pman${MYNAME#prel}.conf
     fi
 
     SrcBranch="$1"