diff --git a/install_minimal/include/airtime-installed-check.php b/install_minimal/include/airtime-installed-check.php
index ce8cc6ed9..e4ad0bbf9 100644
--- a/install_minimal/include/airtime-installed-check.php
+++ b/install_minimal/include/airtime-installed-check.php
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ require_once(__DIR__.'/airtime-constants.php');
 
 AirtimeInstall::ExitIfNotRoot();
 
+if (!file_exists('/etc/airtime/airtime.conf')) {
+    return 0;
+}
+
 require_once(AirtimeInstall::GetAirtimeSrcDir()."/application/configs/db-conf.php");
 require_once('propel/runtime/lib/Propel.php');
 Propel::init(AirtimeInstall::GetAirtimeSrcDir()."/application/configs/airtime-conf-production.php");