diff --git a/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-client/src/instance.rs b/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-client/src/instance.rs
index 99730674be..da5f5791be 100644
--- a/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-client/src/instance.rs
+++ b/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-client/src/instance.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
 use tokio::net::UnixStream;
 
+use edenfs_config::EdenFsConfig;
 use fb303_core::types::fb303_status;
 use fbthrift_socket::SocketTransport;
 use thrift_types::edenfs::{client::EdenService, types::DaemonInfo};
@@ -26,11 +27,11 @@ use crate::EdenFsClient;
 pub struct EdenFsInstance {
     config_dir: PathBuf,
     etc_eden_dir: PathBuf,
-    home_dir: PathBuf,
+    home_dir: Option<PathBuf>,
 }
 
 impl EdenFsInstance {
-    pub fn new(config_dir: PathBuf, etc_eden_dir: PathBuf, home_dir: PathBuf) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(config_dir: PathBuf, etc_eden_dir: PathBuf, home_dir: Option<PathBuf>) -> Self {
         Self {
             config_dir,
             etc_eden_dir,
@@ -38,6 +39,13 @@ impl EdenFsInstance {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn get_config(&self) -> Result<EdenFsConfig> {
+        edenfs_config::load_config(
+            &self.etc_eden_dir,
+            self.home_dir.as_ref().map(|x| x.as_ref()),
+        )
+    }
+
     async fn _connect(&self, socket_path: &PathBuf) -> Result<EdenFsClient> {
         let stream = UnixStream::connect(&socket_path)
             .await
diff --git a/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-commands/src/lib.rs b/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-commands/src/lib.rs
index ee972019e1..ee7d89e31c 100644
--- a/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-commands/src/lib.rs
+++ b/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-commands/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,16 +18,18 @@ use util::path::expand_path;
 mod pid;
 mod status;
 
+#[cfg(unix)]
 const DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR: &str = "~/local/.eden";
+#[cfg(unix)]
 const DEFAULT_ETC_EDEN_DIR: &str = "/etc/eden";
-const DEFAULT_HOME_DIR: &str = "~";
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR: &str = "~/.eden";
+#[cfg(windows)]
+const DEFAULT_ETC_EDEN_DIR: &str = "C:\\ProgramData\\facebook\\eden";
 
 type ExitCode = i32;
 
-fn expand_default(default: &'static str) -> impl Fn() -> PathBuf {
-    move || expand_path(default)
-}
-
 #[derive(StructOpt, Debug)]
 #[structopt(
     name = "edenfsctl",
@@ -65,17 +67,35 @@ pub enum SubCommand {
 }
 
 impl Command {
+    fn get_etc_eden_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        if let Some(etc_eden_dir) = &self.etc_eden_dir {
+            etc_eden_dir.clone()
+        } else {
+            DEFAULT_ETC_EDEN_DIR.into()
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_config_dir(&self) -> PathBuf {
+        if let Some(config_dir) = &self.config_dir {
+            config_dir.clone()
+        } else {
+            expand_path(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn get_home_dir(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+        if let Some(home_dir) = &self.home_dir {
+            Some(home_dir.clone())
+        } else {
+            dirs::home_dir()
+        }
+    }
+
     fn get_instance(&self) -> EdenFsInstance {
         EdenFsInstance::new(
-            self.config_dir
-                .clone()
-                .unwrap_or_else(expand_default(DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIR)),
-            self.etc_eden_dir
-                .clone()
-                .unwrap_or_else(expand_default(DEFAULT_ETC_EDEN_DIR)),
-            self.home_dir
-                .clone()
-                .unwrap_or_else(expand_default(DEFAULT_HOME_DIR)),
+            self.get_config_dir(),
+            self.get_etc_eden_dir(),
+            self.get_home_dir(),
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-config/src/lib.rs b/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-config/src/lib.rs
index d90147fb80..7299a3d745 100644
--- a/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-config/src/lib.rs
+++ b/eden/fs/cli_rs/edenfs-config/src/lib.rs
@@ -20,14 +20,10 @@ pub struct Core {
 
 #[derive(Deserialize, StackConfig, Debug)]
 pub struct EdenFsConfig {
+    #[stack(nested)]
     core: Core,
 }
 
-#[cfg(windows)]
-const ETC_EDENFS_DIR: &str = "C:\\ProgramData\\facebook\\eden";
-#[cfg(unix)]
-const ETC_EDENFS_DIR: &str = "/etc/eden";
-
 fn load_path(loader: &mut EdenFsConfigLoader, path: &Path) -> Result<()> {
     let content = String::from_utf8(std::fs::read(&path)?)?;
     loader.load(toml::from_str(&content)?);
@@ -84,21 +80,29 @@ fn load_user(loader: &mut EdenFsConfigLoader, home_dir: &Path) -> Result<()> {
     load_path(loader, &home_rc)
 }
 
-pub fn load_config(etc_eden_dir: Option<&Path>, home_dir: Option<&Path>) -> Result<EdenFsConfig> {
+pub fn load_config(etc_eden_dir: &Path, home_dir: Option<&Path>) -> Result<EdenFsConfig> {
     let mut loader = EdenFsConfig::loader();
-    let etc_eden_dir = if let Some(dir) = etc_eden_dir.as_ref() {
-        dir.as_ref()
-    } else {
-        ETC_EDENFS_DIR.as_ref()
-    };
 
-    load_system(&mut loader, &etc_eden_dir)?;
-    load_system_rcs(&mut loader, &etc_eden_dir)?;
+    if let Err(e) = load_system(&mut loader, &etc_eden_dir) {
+        event!(
+            Level::INFO,
+            etc_eden_dir = ?etc_eden_dir,
+            "Unable to load system configuration, skipped: {:?}",
+            e
+        );
+    }
 
-    if let Some(dir) = home_dir.as_ref() {
-        load_user(&mut loader, &dir)?;
-    } else if let Some(dir) = dirs::home_dir() {
-        load_user(&mut loader, &dir)?;
+    if let Err(e) = load_system_rcs(&mut loader, &etc_eden_dir) {
+        event!(
+            Level::INFO,
+            etc_eden_dir = ?etc_eden_dir,
+            "Unable to load system RC configurations, skipped: {:?}",
+            e
+        );
+    }
+
+    if let Some(home) = home_dir {
+        load_user(&mut loader, &home)?;
     } else {
         event!(
             Level::INFO,