diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 9a0d1274d..7b20003a1 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Changelog
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+
 ### Added
 
 - Exported `ModeChangeEntry` type for tracking agent mode transitions
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixed config file parsing to properly handle missing files instead of treating them as errors
 - Fixed truncation indicator in truncate tool to use ellipsis character (…) instead of verbose '[truncated]' suffix
 - Fixed concurrent shell command execution by de-duplicating in-flight requests for the same command
 - Fixed git URL parsing to properly handle URL-encoded characters in hash fragments and reject invalid encodings
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/config.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/config.ts
index b8cd32213..706969c5b 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/config.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/config.ts
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ export class ConfigFile<T> implements IConfigFile<T> {
 			}
 			return this.#storeCache({ value: parsed, status: "ok" });
 		} catch (error) {
-			if (!isEnoent(error)) {
+			if (isEnoent(error)) {
 				return this.#storeCache({ status: "not-found" });
 			}
 			logger.warn("Failed to parse config file", { path: this.path(), error });