diff --git a/src/sensorpajen/config.py b/src/sensorpajen/config.py
index 52ecbbe..2d8f77d 100644
--- a/src/sensorpajen/config.py
+++ b/src/sensorpajen/config.py
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ class SensorConfig:
     def load(self):
         """Load sensor configuration from JSON file."""
         if not self.config_file.exists():
-            raise FileNotFoundError(
+            logger.warning(
                 f"Sensor configuration file not found: {self.config_file}\n"
-                f"Please copy config/sensors.json.example to config/sensors.json "
-                f"and configure your sensors."
+                f"Starting with no sensors - use discovery to add sensors"
             )
+            return
         
         try:
             with open(self.config_file, 'r') as f:
diff --git a/src/sensorpajen/main.py b/src/sensorpajen/main.py
index c3b4cc1..1fefb81 100644
--- a/src/sensorpajen/main.py
+++ b/src/sensorpajen/main.py
@@ -125,9 +125,9 @@ class Sensorpajen:
             self.sensor_config = config.SensorConfig()
             
             if len(self.sensor_config.sensors) == 0:
-                self.logger.error("No sensors configured!")
-                self.logger.error("Please configure sensors in config/sensors.json")
-                sys.exit(1)
+                self.logger.warning("No sensors configured")
+                self.logger.warning("Starting in discovery-only mode")
+                self.logger.warning("Use 'sensorpajen approve-sensors' to add sensors")
             
             # Initialize discovery manager
             self.logger.info("Initializing discovery manager...")