diff --git a/GDSMultiPageFormService/AppConfig.cs b/GDSMultiPageFormService/AppConfig.cs
index d331cda..7329c1f 100644
--- a/GDSMultiPageFormService/AppConfig.cs
+++ b/GDSMultiPageFormService/AppConfig.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ public static class AppConfig
         public static bool GetMultiPageFormDataStore()
         {
             var configuration = new ConfigurationBuilder()
-                .AddJsonFile(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "appsettings.json"), optional: false)
-                .AddJsonFile(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "appsettings.Development.json"), optional: false)
+                .AddJsonFile(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "appsettings.json"), optional: true)
+                .AddJsonFile(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "appsettings.Development.json"), optional: true)
                 .Build();
             try
             {
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ public static bool GetMultiPageFormDataStore()
             catch { return false; }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}