diff --git a/src/Common/Config/configReadClient.cpp b/src/Common/Config/configReadClient.cpp
index 8ce2a8b03e9..70886f2aa92 100644
--- a/src/Common/Config/configReadClient.cpp
+++ b/src/Common/Config/configReadClient.cpp
@@ -10,14 +10,25 @@ namespace DB
 {
 bool configReadClient(Poco::Util::LayeredConfiguration & config, const std::string & home_path)
 {
+    auto safe_exists = [](const auto & path)->bool
+    {
+        std::error_code ec;
+        bool res = fs::exists(path, ec);
+        if (ec.value() > 0)
+        {
+            LOG_ERROR(&Poco::Logger::get("ClickHouseClient"), "Can't check '{}': [{}]({})", path, ec.value(), ec.message());
+        }
+        return res;
+    };
+
     std::string config_path;
     if (config.has("config-file"))
         config_path = config.getString("config-file");
-    else if (fs::exists("./clickhouse-client.xml"))
+    else if (safe_exists("./clickhouse-client.xml"))
         config_path = "./clickhouse-client.xml";
-    else if (!home_path.empty() && fs::exists(home_path + "/.clickhouse-client/config.xml"))
+    else if (!home_path.empty() && safe_exists(home_path + "/.clickhouse-client/config.xml"))
         config_path = home_path + "/.clickhouse-client/config.xml";
-    else if (fs::exists("/etc/clickhouse-client/config.xml"))
+    else if (safe_exists("/etc/clickhouse-client/config.xml"))
         config_path = "/etc/clickhouse-client/config.xml";
 
     if (!config_path.empty())