diff --git a/ydb/core/driver_lib/cli_utils/cli_cmds_server.cpp b/ydb/core/driver_lib/cli_utils/cli_cmds_server.cpp
index 138f467ec37f..73cd6cf2b7b8 100644
--- a/ydb/core/driver_lib/cli_utils/cli_cmds_server.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/driver_lib/cli_utils/cli_cmds_server.cpp
@@ -823,6 +823,9 @@ class TClientCommandServerBase : public TClientCommand {
     }
 
     inline void LoadYamlConfig(TCallContext callCtx) {
+        if (!YamlConfigFile) {
+            return;
+        }
         auto yamlConfig = TFileInput(YamlConfigFile);
         NKikimrConfig::TAppConfig parsedConfig;
         NKikimr::NYaml::Parse(yamlConfig.ReadAll(), parsedConfig);