address review feedbackwhoopsie-preferences

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/errtracker/errtracker.go b/errtracker/errtracker.go
index 9bb9aff2d8..75bebb3583 100644
--- a/errtracker/errtracker.go
+++ b/errtracker/errtracker.go
@@ -64,20 +64,22 @@ var (
 )
 
 func whoopsieEnabled() bool {
+	dflt := true
+
	cfg := goconfigparser.New()
	err := cfg.ReadFile(whoopsiePreferences)
	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-	return true
+	return dflt
	}
	if err != nil {
	logger.Noticef("cannot read whoopsie config %q: %v", whoopsiePreferences, err)
-	return true
+	return dflt
	}
 
	reportMetricsEnabled, err := cfg.Getbool("General", "report_metrics")
	if err != nil {
	logger.Noticef("cannot parse whoopsie config %q: %v", whoopsiePreferences, err)
-	return true
+	return dflt
	}
	return reportMetricsEnabled
 }