better handling of missing config; closes #22

build/build.js

@@ -28116,7 +28116,9 @@ module.exports = function(cb) {
     wait = true;
     return request.config(function(err, result) {
       var field, k, v, validator;
-      config = (err ? {} : result);
+      if (err || !_.isObject(result)) {
+        config = {};
+      }
       for (k in defaults) {
         v = defaults[k];
         if (config[k] == null) {

src/modules/config.coffee

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ module.exports = (cb) ->
         # Make the request.
         request.config (err, result) ->
             # We do not strictly require config files.
-            config = ( if err then { } else result )
+            config = {} if err or not _.isObject result
             
             # Tack on defaults?
             ( config[k] ?= v for k, v of defaults )