diff --git a/PFERD/__main__.py b/PFERD/__main__.py
index 589c12d..c03e08c 100644
--- a/PFERD/__main__.py
+++ b/PFERD/__main__.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ SUBPARSERS = PARSER.add_subparsers(title="crawlers")
 
 LOCAL_CRAWLER = SUBPARSERS.add_parser(
     "local",
-    parents=[GENERAL_PARSER, CRAWLER_PARSER],
+    parents=[CRAWLER_PARSER],
 )
 LOCAL_CRAWLER.set_defaults(command="local")
 LOCAL_CRAWLER_GROUP = LOCAL_CRAWLER.add_argument_group(
@@ -194,12 +194,16 @@ def load_local_crawler(
 def load_parser(
         args: argparse.Namespace,
 ) -> configparser.ConfigParser:
+    log.explain_topic("Loading config")
     parser = configparser.ConfigParser()
 
     if args.command is None:
+        log.explain("No CLI command specified, loading config from file")
         Config.load_parser(parser, path=args.config)
-    elif args.command == "local":
-        load_local_crawler(args, parser)
+    else:
+        log.explain(f"CLI command specified, creating config for {args.command!r}")
+        if args.command == "local":
+            load_local_crawler(args, parser)
 
     load_general(args, parser)
     prune_crawlers(args, parser)
@@ -230,6 +234,8 @@ def main() -> None:
     # Configure log levels set by command line arguments
     if args.explain is not None:
         log.output_explain = args.explain
+    if args.dump_config:
+        log.output_explain = False
 
     if args.version:
         print(f"{NAME} {VERSION}")
@@ -237,7 +243,9 @@ def main() -> None:
 
     try:
         config = Config(load_parser(args))
-    except ConfigLoadException:
+    except ConfigLoadException as e:
+        log.error(f"Failed to load config file at path {str(e.path)!r}")
+        log.error_contd(f"Reason: {e.reason}")
         exit(1)
 
     # Configure log levels set in the config file
diff --git a/PFERD/config.py b/PFERD/config.py
index 08beb0c..30ae3fb 100644
--- a/PFERD/config.py
+++ b/PFERD/config.py
@@ -6,11 +6,14 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, List, NoReturn, Optional, Tuple
 
+from .logging import log
 from .utils import prompt_yes_no
 
 
+@dataclass
 class ConfigLoadException(Exception):
-    pass
+    path: Path
+    reason: str
 
 
 class ConfigDumpException(Exception):
@@ -77,20 +80,18 @@ class Config:
     def default_section(self) -> DefaultSection:
         return self._default_section
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _fail_load(path: Path, reason: str) -> None:
-        print(f"Failed to load config file at {path}")
-        print(f"Reason: {reason}")
-        raise ConfigLoadException()
-
     @staticmethod
     def load_parser(parser: ConfigParser, path: Optional[Path] = None) -> None:
         """
         May throw a ConfigLoadException.
         """
 
-        if not path:
+        if path:
+            log.explain("Using custom path")
+        else:
+            log.explain("Using default path")
             path = Config._default_path()
+        log.explain(f"Loading {str(path)!r}")
 
         # Using config.read_file instead of config.read because config.read
         # would just ignore a missing file and carry on.
@@ -98,11 +99,11 @@ class Config:
             with open(path) as f:
                 parser.read_file(f, source=str(path))
         except FileNotFoundError:
-            Config._fail_load(path, "File does not exist")
+            raise ConfigLoadException(path, "File does not exist")
         except IsADirectoryError:
-            Config._fail_load(path, "That's a directory, not a file")
+            raise ConfigLoadException(path, "That's a directory, not a file")
         except PermissionError:
-            Config._fail_load(path, "Insufficient permissions")
+            raise ConfigLoadException(path, "Insufficient permissions")
 
     @staticmethod
     def _fail_dump(path: Path, reason: str) -> None:
diff --git a/PFERD/logging.py b/PFERD/logging.py
index cedc5c9..e2a6d33 100644
--- a/PFERD/logging.py
+++ b/PFERD/logging.py
@@ -101,6 +101,15 @@ class Log:
         else:
             self.console.print(text)
 
+    def warn(self, text: str) -> None:
+        self.print(f"[bold bright_red]Warning[/] {escape(text)}")
+
+    def error(self, text: str) -> None:
+        self.print(f"[bold bright_red]Error[/] [red]{escape(text)}")
+
+    def error_contd(self, text: str) -> None:
+        self.print(f"[red]{escape(text)}")
+
     def explain_topic(self, text: str) -> None:
         if self.output_explain:
             self.print(f"[cyan]{escape(text)}")