diff --git a/html/src/vr.js b/html/src/vr.js
index 0a0e6695..22ed512e 100644
--- a/html/src/vr.js
+++ b/html/src/vr.js
@@ -727,9 +727,13 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
 
     $app.methods.updateVRConfigVars = function () {
         var newConfig = sharedRepository.getObject('VRConfigVars');
-        if ((newConfig) && (JSON.stringify(newConfig) !== JSON.stringify(this.config))) {
-            this.config = newConfig;
-            this.lastFeedEntry = [];
+        if (newConfig) {
+            if (JSON.stringify(newConfig) !== JSON.stringify(this.config)) {
+                this.config = newConfig;
+                this.lastFeedEntry = [];
+            }
+        } else {
+            throw 'config not set';
         }
     };
 
@@ -770,9 +774,6 @@ speechSynthesis.getVoices();
     $app.methods.updateLoop = async function () {
         try {
             this.updateVRConfigVars();
-            if (!this.config) {
-                return;
-            }
             this.currentTime = new Date().toJSON();
             this.currentUserStatus = sharedRepository.getString('current_user_status');
             this.isGameRunning = sharedRepository.getBool('is_game_running');
diff --git a/html/src/vr.pug b/html/src/vr.pug
index 1c637755..52eafde6 100644
--- a/html/src/vr.pug
+++ b/html/src/vr.pug
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ html
         .x-app#x-app(v-if="appType === '1'" class="x-app-type")
             .x-container(style="flex:1")
                 .x-friend-list(ref="list" style="color:#aaa")
-                    template(v-if="config.minimalFeed")
+                    template(v-if="config && config.minimalFeed")
                         template(v-for="feed in wristFeed")
                             .x-friend-item(v-if="feed.type === 'GPS'" :class="{ friend: feed.isFriend, favorite: feed.isFavorite }")
                                 .detail