diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index 18df2add..ae8d11e3 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -573,13 +573,7 @@ bool load_include_configs(const char *path, struct sway_config *config,
 	char **w = p.we_wordv;
 	size_t i;
 	for (i = 0; i < p.we_wordc; ++i) {
-		bool found = load_include_config(w[i], parent_dir, config, swaynag);
-		if (!found) {
-			wordfree(&p);
-			free(parent_path);
-			free(wd);
-			return false;
-		}
+		load_include_config(w[i], parent_dir, config, swaynag);
 	}
 	free(parent_path);
 	wordfree(&p);