2 files changed, 22 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/src/luarocks/cfg.lua b/src/luarocks/cfg.lua
index af1062f8..1147d725 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/cfg.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/cfg.lua
@@ -114,8 +114,11 @@ rocks_trees = {}
 local ok, err = persist.load_into_table(site_config.LUAROCKS_SYSCONFIG or sys_config_file, _M)
 if ok then
    sys_config_ok = true
-elseif err and ok == nil then
-   io.stderr:write(err.."\n")
+else -- nil or false
+   sys_config_ok = ok
+   if err and ok == nil then
+      io.stderr:write(err.."\n")
+   end
 end
 
 if not site_config.LUAROCKS_FORCE_CONFIG then
@@ -131,8 +134,11 @@ if not site_config.LUAROCKS_FORCE_CONFIG then
          _M.rocks_servers = nil
       end
       util.deep_merge(_M, home_overrides)
-   elseif err and home_overrides == nil then
-      io.stderr:write(err.."\n")
+   else -- nil or false
+      home_config_ok = home_overrides
+      if err and home_config_ok == nil then
+         io.stderr:write(err.."\n")
+      end
    end
 end
 
diff --git a/src/luarocks/help.lua b/src/luarocks/help.lua
index 3a366f44..19cd7914 100644
--- a/src/luarocks/help.lua
+++ b/src/luarocks/help.lua
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ local function print_section(section)
    util.printout("\n"..section)
 end
 
+local function get_status(status)
+   if status then
+      return "ok"
+   elseif status == false then
+      return "not found"
+   else
+      return "failed"
+   end
+end
+
 --- Driver function for the "help" command.
 -- @param command string or nil: command to show help for; if not
 -- given, help summaries for all commands are shown.
@@ -68,8 +78,8 @@ function run(...)
       end
       print_section("CONFIGURATION")
       util.printout([[
-        Using system configuration file: ]]..sys_file .. " (" .. (sys_ok and "ok" or "failed") ..[[)
-        and user configuration file: ]]..home_file .. " (" .. (home_ok and "ok" or "failed") ..")\n")
+        System configuration file: ]]..sys_file .. " (" .. get_status(sys_ok) ..[[)
+        User configuration file: ]]..home_file .. " (" .. get_status(home_ok) ..")\n")
    else
       command = command:gsub("-", "_")
       if commands[command] then