diff --git a/channels/chan_phone.c b/channels/chan_phone.c
index 0e1548cc313fc2aa99e1a55a0c5d5f5258084949..c6455111fbaa672dd1114d8b754f8b842344faa9 100644
--- a/channels/chan_phone.c
+++ b/channels/chan_phone.c
@@ -1345,7 +1345,7 @@ static int load_module(void *mod)
 	/* We *must* have a config file otherwise stop immediately */
 	if (!cfg) {
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Unable to load config %s\n", config);
-		return -1;
+		return 0;
 	}
 	if (ast_mutex_lock(&iflock)) {
 		/* It's a little silly to lock it, but we mind as well just to be sure */