diff --git a/pyswarms/utils/reporter/reporter.py b/pyswarms/utils/reporter/reporter.py
index 8e4723e6..61bffe6e 100644
--- a/pyswarms/utils/reporter/reporter.py
+++ b/pyswarms/utils/reporter/reporter.py
@@ -169,18 +169,12 @@ def _setup_logger(self, path=None):
             Path to a YAML configuration. If not supplied, uses
             a default config.
         """
-        value = os.getenv(self._env_key, None)
-        if value:
-            path = value
+        value = path or os.getenv(self._env_key, None)
         try:
-            if os.path.exists(path):
-                with open(path, "rt") as f:
-                    config = yaml.safe_load(f.read())
-                logging.config.dictConfig(config)
-            else:
-                # Load default config
-                self._load_defaults()
-        except TypeError:
+            with open(path, "rt") as f:
+                config = yaml.safe_load(f.read())
+            logging.config.dictConfig(config)
+        except (TypeError, FileNotFoundError):
             self._load_defaults()
 
     def _load_defaults(self):