diff --git a/pybliometrics/scopus/utils/startup.py b/pybliometrics/scopus/utils/startup.py
index 301d495d..61c34838 100644
--- a/pybliometrics/scopus/utils/startup.py
+++ b/pybliometrics/scopus/utils/startup.py
@@ -5,18 +5,16 @@
 from pybliometrics.scopus.utils.constants import CONFIG_FILE, RATELIMITS
 from pybliometrics.scopus.utils.create_config import create_config
 
-# Read/create config file
-if not CONFIG_FILE.exists():
-    config = create_config()
-else:
-    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-    config.optionxform = str
-    config.read(CONFIG_FILE)
-
-# Parse keys with fixture for RTFD.io
+# Read/create config file (with fixture for RTFD.io)
 try:
+    if not CONFIG_FILE.exists():
+        config = create_config()
+    else:
+        config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+        config.optionxform = str
+        config.read(CONFIG_FILE)
     KEYS = [k.strip() for k in config.get('Authentication', 'APIKey').split(",")]
-except configparser.NoSectionError:
+except (configparser.NoSectionError, EOFError):
     pass
 
 # Throttling params