diff --git a/scstadmin/init.d/scst b/scstadmin/init.d/scst
index 4874215f0..8f6cec0c7 100755
--- a/scstadmin/init.d/scst
+++ b/scstadmin/init.d/scst
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ SCST_MODULES="scst scst_disk scst_vdisk"
 #
 
 [ -x "$(which scstadmin)" ] || exit 5
-[ -f $SCST_CFG ]            || exit 6
 
 . /lib/lsb/init-functions
 
@@ -65,12 +64,16 @@ case "$1" in
             fi
         done
 
-        if scstadmin -config $SCST_CFG >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-            log_success_msg
-        else
-            log_failure_msg
-            exit 1
+	if [ -f $SCST_CFG ]; then
+            if scstadmin -config $SCST_CFG >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+       	        log_success_msg
+            else
+                log_failure_msg
+                exit 1
+            fi
         fi
+
+        log_success_msg
         ;;
     stop)
         ## Stop the service.
diff --git a/scstadmin/init.d/scst.gentoo b/scstadmin/init.d/scst.gentoo
index 3efaa135a..c68ba89a9 100755
--- a/scstadmin/init.d/scst.gentoo
+++ b/scstadmin/init.d/scst.gentoo
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ SCST_MODULES="scst scst_disk scst_vdisk"
 checkconfig() {
 	if [ ! -f $SCST_CFG ] ; then
 		eerror "Please create $SCST_CFG"
-		eerror "Do touch $SCST_CFG, and run scstadmin"
 		return 1
 	fi
 	return 0
@@ -67,7 +66,7 @@ checkinstall() {
 start() {
         ebegin "Loading and configuring the mid-level SCSI target SCST"
        	eindent
-	checkconfig || return $?
+	checkconfig
 	checkinstall || return $?
 	ret=0
         for module in ${SCST_MODULES}; do
@@ -80,11 +79,16 @@ start() {
         done
 	einfo "Configuring SCST..."
 	eindent
-        if scstadmin -config $SCST_CFG >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        	einfo "SCST config was loaded"
-	else
-		eend $? "SCST config could not be loaded"
-		return $?
+	if [ -f $SCST_CFG ]; then
+                if scstadmin -config $SCST_CFG >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        	        einfo "SCST config was loaded"
+	        else
+		        eend $? "SCST config could not be loaded"
+		        return $?
+                fi
+        else
+                einfo "SCST configuration file $SCST_CFG missing, skipping"
+                return 0
         fi
         eoutdent
         eoutdent