diff --git a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c
index 653af92f1..864b4929e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c
+++ b/src/plugins/xfer/xfer.c
@@ -1560,8 +1560,7 @@ weechat_plugin_init (struct t_weechat_plugin *plugin, int argc, char *argv[])
     if (!xfer_config_init ())
         return WEECHAT_RC_ERROR;
 
-    if (xfer_config_read () < 0)
-        return WEECHAT_RC_ERROR;
+    xfer_config_read ();
 
     xfer_create_directories ();