--- a/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/hg.py	Wed Apr 25 19:39:26 2012 +0200
+++ b/Plugins/VcsPlugins/vcsMercurial/hg.py	Wed Apr 25 19:48:57 2012 +0200
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@
         
         self.__iniWatcher = QFileSystemWatcher(self)
         self.__iniWatcher.fileChanged.connect(self.__iniFileChanged)
-        self.__iniWatcher.addPath(getConfigPath())
+        cfgFile = getConfigPath()
+        if os.path.exists(cfgFile):
+            self.__iniWatcher.addPath(cfgFile)
         
         self.__client = None