diff --git a/config/pscand.toml b/config/pscand.toml
index 7c8baee..950d28f 100644
--- a/config/pscand.toml
+++ b/config/pscand.toml
@@ -42,12 +42,8 @@ interval_secs = 30  # Battery status changes slowly
 enabled = true
 interval_secs = 5
 
-# Example: Disable a scanner
-[scanners.system]
-enabled = false
-
 # Example: Custom scanner with extra parameters
-[scanners.custom]
-enabled = true
-interval_secs = 60
-extra = { custom_param = "value", threshold = 100 }
+# [scanners.custom]
+# enabled = true
+# interval_secs = 60
+# extra = { custom_param = "value", threshold = 100 }
diff --git a/crates/pscand-cli/src/main.rs b/crates/pscand-cli/src/main.rs
index ec1c362..91e7c7d 100644
--- a/crates/pscand-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/pscand-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ enum Args {
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
 struct RunArgs {
-    #[arg(short, long, default_value = "/etc/pscand/pscand.toml")]
+    #[arg(short, long, default_value = "~/.config/pscand/pscand.toml")]
     config: PathBuf,
 
     #[arg(short, long)]
@@ -179,7 +179,16 @@ async fn run_daemon(args: RunArgs) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let config = if args.config.exists() {
         CoreConfig::load(&args.config)?
     } else {
-        log::warn!("Config file not found, using defaults");
+        log::warn!("Config file not found at {:?}", args.config);
+        log::info!("Creating default config. Run with --config to specify a different path.");
+
+        // Create default config directory if it doesn't exist
+        if let Some(parent) = args.config.parent() {
+            if let Err(e) = std::fs::create_dir_all(parent) {
+                log::warn!("Failed to create config directory: {}", e);
+            }
+        }
+
         CoreConfig::default()
     };
 
@@ -256,8 +265,18 @@ async fn run_daemon(args: RunArgs) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let scanners = load_scanners(&config, &logger).await?;
 
     if scanners.is_empty() {
-        log::warn!("No scanners loaded!");
-        logger.log(LogLevel::Warn, "daemon", "no_scanners", "{}".to_string());
+        log::error!("No scanners loaded!");
+        log::error!("Please ensure:");
+        log::error!("  1. Scanner plugins are installed in one of the configured directories");
+        log::error!("  2. Scanner directories are correctly set in config file or PSCAND_SCANNER_DIRS env var");
+        log::error!("  3. Scanners are not disabled in the configuration");
+        logger.log(
+            LogLevel::Error,
+            "daemon",
+            "no_scanners",
+            "No scanner plugins loaded".to_string(),
+        );
+        return Err("No scanners loaded. See error messages above.".into());
     } else {
         log::info!("Loaded {} scanners", scanners.len());
         logger.log(
@@ -423,8 +442,12 @@ async fn load_scanners(
 ) -> Result<Vec<LoadedScanner>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let mut loaded = Vec::new();
 
+    let mut missing_dirs = Vec::new();
+
     for dir in &config.scanner_dirs {
         if !dir.exists() {
+            missing_dirs.push(dir.clone());
+            log::warn!("Scanner directory does not exist: {:?}", dir);
             continue;
         }
 
@@ -521,6 +544,14 @@ async fn load_scanners(
         }
     }
 
+    if !missing_dirs.is_empty() {
+        log::warn!("The following scanner directories do not exist:");
+        for dir in &missing_dirs {
+            log::warn!("  - {:?}", dir);
+        }
+        log::info!("Create these directories or update scanner_dirs in config");
+    }
+
     Ok(loaded)
 }