diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1dc894d..a44af19 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ Make sure you have python 3.4 and pip installed. On Ubuntu 14.04 you may also ne
 
 Run `pip3 install pirate-get`
 
+Or if repository is cloned, run `python3 setup.py install`
+
 ## Usage
 
 To search use `pirate-get [search term]`.
diff --git a/pirate/pirate.py b/pirate/pirate.py
index 1e20007..7658169 100755
--- a/pirate/pirate.py
+++ b/pirate/pirate.py
@@ -52,17 +52,24 @@ def parse_config_file(text):
 
     return config
 
-
 def load_config():
     # user-defined config files
     config_home = os.getenv('XDG_CONFIG_HOME', '~/.config')
     config = expanduser(os.path.join(config_home, 'pirate-get'))
 
     # read config file
+
     if os.path.isfile(config):
         with open(config) as f:
             return parse_config_file(f.read())
 
+    # sees if local database exists
+    try:
+        os.path.isfile('/root/downloads/pirate-get/db')
+
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        return "piratebay local database does not exists!"
+
     return parse_config_file("")