diff --git a/@commitlint/load/src/index.js b/@commitlint/load/src/index.js
index bedf967d61..d7ced045e4 100644
--- a/@commitlint/load/src/index.js
+++ b/@commitlint/load/src/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import resolveExtends from '@commitlint/resolve-extends';
 import cosmiconfig from 'cosmiconfig';
 import {toPairs, merge, mergeWith, pick} from 'lodash';
 import resolveFrom from 'resolve-from';
+// Import chalk from 'chalk';
 
 const w = (a, b) => (Array.isArray(b) ? b : undefined);
 const valid = input =>
@@ -96,6 +97,13 @@ async function loadConfig(cwd, configPath) {
 	if (local) {
 		return local;
 	}
+	// Because local is `null`
+	// throw new Error(`123`);
+
+	console.log('NEIN DER ZWERG DAS IST JA OTTO');
+
+	// This does not show up in tests
+	// chalk.yellow(`⚠ ${chalk.bold('config file')} may not be empty.`);
 
 	return {};
 }
diff --git a/@commitlint/load/src/index.serial-test.js b/@commitlint/load/src/index.serial-test.js
index 43f499ca66..5a6525b687 100644
--- a/@commitlint/load/src/index.serial-test.js
+++ b/@commitlint/load/src/index.serial-test.js
@@ -17,3 +17,19 @@ test.serial('default cwd option to process.cwd()', async t => {
 		process.chdir(before);
 	}
 });
+
+// Test.serial('empty cwd option to process.cwd() should throw error message', async t => {
+// 	const cwd = await fix.bootstrap('fixtures/empty-file');
+// 	const before = process.cwd();
+// 	process.chdir(cwd);
+
+// 	try {
+// 		const actual = await load();
+// 	} catch (err) {
+// 		console.log('-------------------------')
+// 		// t.true(err.includes('OTTO'));
+// 		// throw err;
+// 	} finally {
+// 		process.chdir(before);
+// 	}
+// });