diff --git a/DevProxy/Commands/DevProxyCommand.cs b/DevProxy/Commands/DevProxyCommand.cs
index b581b54a..fce40118 100644
--- a/DevProxy/Commands/DevProxyCommand.cs
+++ b/DevProxy/Commands/DevProxyCommand.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ sealed class DevProxyCommand : RootCommand
     private readonly IProxyConfiguration _proxyConfiguration;
     private readonly ISet<UrlToWatch> _urlsToWatch;
     private readonly UpdateNotification _updateNotification;
+    private readonly IConfiguration _configuration;
     private WebApplication? _app;
 
     internal const string PortOptionName = "--port";
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ public DevProxyCommand(
         IProxyConfiguration proxyConfiguration,
         IServiceProvider serviceProvider,
         UpdateNotification updateNotification,
+        IConfiguration configuration,
         ILogger<DevProxyCommand> logger) : base("Start Dev Proxy")
     {
         _serviceProvider = serviceProvider;
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ public DevProxyCommand(
         _urlsToWatch = urlsToWatch;
         _proxyConfiguration = proxyConfiguration;
         _updateNotification = updateNotification;
+        _configuration = configuration;
         _logger = logger;
 
         ConfigureCommand();
@@ -84,6 +87,11 @@ private async Task<int> InvokeAsync(ParseResult parseResult, CancellationToken c
         {
             throw new InvalidOperationException("WebApplication instance is not set. Please provide it when invoking the command.");
         }
+        if ((_configuration as IConfigurationRoot)?.Providers.Any(p => p is FileConfigurationProvider) != true)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError("No configuration file found. Please create a devproxyrc.json file in the current directory.");
+            return 1;
+        }
         if (!_plugins.Any())
         {
             _logger.LogError("You haven't configured any plugins. Please add plugins to your configuration file. Dev Proxy will exit.");
diff --git a/DevProxy/Extensions/ConfigurationManagerExtensions.cs b/DevProxy/Extensions/ConfigurationManagerExtensions.cs
index d9b7536b..1cf89a1f 100644
--- a/DevProxy/Extensions/ConfigurationManagerExtensions.cs
+++ b/DevProxy/Extensions/ConfigurationManagerExtensions.cs
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ public static ConfigurationManager ConfigureDevProxyConfig(this ConfigurationMan
             }
         }
 
-        throw new InvalidOperationException("No configuration file found. Please create a devproxyrc.json file in the current directory.");
+        return configuration;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/DevProxy/Plugins/PluginServiceExtensions.cs b/DevProxy/Plugins/PluginServiceExtensions.cs
index e3241da1..eb9943ca 100644
--- a/DevProxy/Plugins/PluginServiceExtensions.cs
+++ b/DevProxy/Plugins/PluginServiceExtensions.cs
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddPlugins(
 
         if (pluginReferences is null || !pluginReferences.Any(p => p.Enabled))
         {
-            throw new InvalidOperationException("No plugins configured or enabled. Please add a plugin to the configuration file.");
+            _ = services.AddSingleton<ISet<UrlToWatch>>(globallyWatchedUrls.ToHashSet());
+            return services;
         }
 
         var defaultUrlsToWatch = globallyWatchedUrls.ToHashSet();
diff --git a/DevProxy/devproxy-errors.json b/DevProxy/devproxy-errors.json
deleted file mode 100644
index bf3809fd..00000000
--- a/DevProxy/devproxy-errors.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/dev-proxy/main/schemas/v2.0.0/genericrandomerrorplugin.errorsfile.schema.json",
-  "errors": [
-    {
-      "request": {
-        "url": "https://*/*"
-      },
-      "responses": [
-        {
-          "statusCode": 400,
-          "body": {
-            "message": "Bad Request",
-            "details": "The server cannot process the request due to invalid syntax."
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "statusCode": 401,
-          "body": {
-            "message": "Unauthorized",
-            "details": "The request requires user authentication."
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "statusCode": 403,
-          "body": {
-            "message": "Forbidden",
-            "details": "The server understood the request, but refuses to authorize it."
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "statusCode": 404,
-          "body": {
-            "message": "Not Found",
-            "details": "The requested resource could not be found."
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "statusCode": 418,
-          "body": {
-            "message": "I'm a teapot",
-            "details": "The server refuses the attempt to brew coffee with a teapot."
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "statusCode": 429,
-          "body": {
-            "message": "Too Many Requests",
-            "details": "The user has sent too many requests in a given amount of time (\"rate limiting\")."
-          },
-          "headers": [
-            {
-              "name": "Retry-After",
-              "value": "@dynamic"
-            }
-          ]
-        },
-        {
-          "statusCode": 500,
-          "body": {
-            "message": "Internal Server Error",
-            "details": "The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Either the server is overloaded or there is an error in the application."
-          }
-        },
-        {
-          "statusCode": 503,
-          "body": {
-            "message": "Service Unavailable",
-            "details": "The server is currently unable to handle the request due to a temporary overload or maintenance. Please try again later."
-          }
-        }
-      ]
-    }
-  ]
-}
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diff --git a/DevProxy/devproxyrc.json b/DevProxy/devproxyrc.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 08310a40..00000000
--- a/DevProxy/devproxyrc.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/dev-proxy/main/schemas/v2.0.0/rc.schema.json",
-  "plugins": [
-    {
-      "name": "RetryAfterPlugin",
-      "enabled": true,
-      "pluginPath": "~appFolder/plugins/DevProxy.Plugins.dll"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "GenericRandomErrorPlugin",
-      "enabled": true,
-      "pluginPath": "~appFolder/plugins/DevProxy.Plugins.dll",
-      "configSection": "genericRandomErrorPlugin"
-    }
-  ],
-  "urlsToWatch": [
-    "https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/*"
-  ],
-  "genericRandomErrorPlugin": {
-    "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dotnet/dev-proxy/main/schemas/v2.0.0/genericrandomerrorplugin.schema.json",
-    "errorsFile": "devproxy-errors.json",
-    "rate": 50
-  },
-  "logLevel": "information",
-  "newVersionNotification": "stable",
-  "showSkipMessages": true,
-  "showTimestamps": true,
-  "validateSchemas": true
-}
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