diff --git a/include/config.hpp b/include/config.hpp
index 5256bb46..3490c3f1 100644
--- a/include/config.hpp
+++ b/include/config.hpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class Config {
   void setupConfig(Json::Value &dst, const std::string &config_file, int depth);
   void resolveConfigIncludes(Json::Value &config, int depth);
   void mergeConfig(Json::Value &a_config_, Json::Value &b_config_);
+  static std::optional<std::string> findIncludePath(const std::string &name);
 
   std::string config_file_;
 
diff --git a/src/bar.cpp b/src/bar.cpp
index bb91aa01..f3468ff4 100644
--- a/src/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/bar.cpp
@@ -529,7 +529,11 @@ void waybar::Bar::getModules(const Factory& factory, const std::string& pos,
           auto vertical = (group != nullptr ? group->getBox().get_orientation()
                                             : box_.get_orientation()) == Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL;
 
-          auto* group_module = new waybar::Group(id_name, class_name, config[ref], vertical);
+          auto group_config = config[ref];
+          if (group_config["modules"].isNull()) {
+            spdlog::warn("Group definition '{}' has not been found, group will be hidden", ref);
+          }
+          auto* group_module = new waybar::Group(id_name, class_name, group_config, vertical);
           getModules(factory, ref, group_module);
           module = group_module;
         } else {
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index f7c84192..2618e679 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -106,19 +106,33 @@ void Config::setupConfig(Json::Value &dst, const std::string &config_file, int d
   mergeConfig(dst, tmp_config);
 }
 
+std::optional<std::string> Config::findIncludePath(const std::string &name) {
+  auto match1 = tryExpandPath(name, "");
+  if (!match1.empty()) {
+    return match1.front();
+  }
+  return findConfigPath({name});
+}
+
 void Config::resolveConfigIncludes(Json::Value &config, int depth) {
   Json::Value includes = config["include"];
   if (includes.isArray()) {
     for (const auto &include : includes) {
       spdlog::info("Including resource file: {}", include.asString());
-      for (const auto &match : tryExpandPath(include.asString(), "")) {
-        setupConfig(config, match, depth + 1);
+      auto match = findIncludePath(include.asString());
+      if (match.has_value()) {
+        setupConfig(config, match.value(), depth + 1);
+      } else {
+        spdlog::warn("Unable to find resource file: {}", include.asString());
       }
     }
   } else if (includes.isString()) {
     spdlog::info("Including resource file: {}", includes.asString());
-    for (const auto &match : tryExpandPath(includes.asString(), "")) {
-      setupConfig(config, match, depth + 1);
+    auto match = findIncludePath(includes.asString());
+    if (match.has_value()) {
+      setupConfig(config, match.value(), depth + 1);
+    } else {
+      spdlog::warn("Unable to find resource file: {}", includes.asString());
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/custom.cpp b/src/modules/custom.cpp
index db5c6db3..f9fd621e 100644
--- a/src/modules/custom.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/custom.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ waybar::modules::Custom::Custom(const std::string& name, const std::string& id,
       percentage_(0),
       fp_(nullptr),
       pid_(-1) {
+  if (config.isNull()) {
+    spdlog::warn("There is no configuration for 'custom/{}', element will be hidden", name);
+  }
   dp.emit();
   if (!config_["signal"].empty() && config_["interval"].empty() &&
       config_["restart-interval"].empty()) {