diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 274ad9b6..d9548fa6 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.19.0-develop20
+1.19.0-develop21
diff --git a/modules/config.py b/modules/config.py
index 21549c6e..0c4b6d25 100644
--- a/modules/config.py
+++ b/modules/config.py
@@ -631,8 +631,8 @@ class ConfigFile:
                     default_playlist_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(self.default_dir, "playlists.yml"))
                     logger.warning(f"Config Warning: playlist_files attribute is blank using default: {default_playlist_file}")
                     paths_to_check = [default_playlist_file]
-                files = util.load_files(paths_to_check, "playlist_files", schedule=(current_time, self.run_hour, self.ignore_schedules))
-                if not files:
+                files, had_scheduled = util.load_files(paths_to_check, "playlist_files", schedule=(current_time, self.run_hour, self.ignore_schedules))
+                if not files and not had_scheduled:
                     raise Failed("Config Error: No Paths Found for playlist_files")
                 for file_type, playlist_file, temp_vars, asset_directory in files:
                     try:
@@ -831,10 +831,11 @@ class ConfigFile:
                     if lib and "metadata_path" in lib:
                         if not lib["metadata_path"]:
                             raise Failed("Config Error: metadata_path attribute is blank")
-                        files = util.load_files(lib["metadata_path"], "metadata_path", schedule=(current_time, self.run_hour, self.ignore_schedules), lib_vars=lib_vars)
-                        if not files:
+                        files, had_scheduled = util.load_files(lib["metadata_path"], "metadata_path", schedule=(current_time, self.run_hour, self.ignore_schedules), lib_vars=lib_vars)
+                        if files:
+                            params["metadata_path"] = files
+                        elif not had_scheduled:
                             raise Failed("Config Error: No Paths Found for metadata_path")
-                        params["metadata_path"] = files
                     elif os.path.exists(os.path.join(default_dir, f"{library_name}.yml")):
                         params["metadata_path"] = [("File", os.path.join(default_dir, f"{library_name}.yml"), lib_vars, None)]
                 except Failed as e:
@@ -860,7 +861,7 @@ class ConfigFile:
                     try:
                         if not lib["overlay_path"]:
                             raise Failed("Config Error: overlay_path attribute is blank")
-                        files = util.load_files(lib["overlay_path"], "overlay_path", lib_vars=lib_vars)
+                        files, _ = util.load_files(lib["overlay_path"], "overlay_path", lib_vars=lib_vars)
                         for file in util.get_list(lib["overlay_path"], split=False):
                             if isinstance(file, dict):
                                 if ("remove_overlays" in file and file["remove_overlays"] is True) \
@@ -920,7 +921,7 @@ class ConfigFile:
                     if lib and "image_sets" in lib:
                         if not lib["image_sets"]:
                             raise Failed("Config Error: image_sets attribute is blank")
-                        files = util.load_files(lib["image_sets"], "image_sets")
+                        files, _ = util.load_files(lib["image_sets"], "image_sets")
                         if not files:
                             raise Failed("Config Error: No Paths Found for image_sets")
                         params["image_sets"] = files
diff --git a/modules/meta.py b/modules/meta.py
index c9346c1e..3caa682a 100644
--- a/modules/meta.py
+++ b/modules/meta.py
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ class DataFile:
 
     def external_templates(self, data, overlay=False):
         if data and "external_templates" in data and data["external_templates"]:
-            files = util.load_files(data["external_templates"], "external_templates")
+            files, _ = util.load_files(data["external_templates"], "external_templates")
             if not files:
                 logger.error("Config Error: No Paths Found for external_templates")
             for file_type, template_file, temp_vars, _ in files:
@@ -1320,7 +1320,7 @@ class MetadataFile(DataFile):
                         for alt in alts:
                             self.library.collection_images[alt] = collection_data
         else:
-            files = util.load_files(style_file, "style_file", err_type=self.type_str, single=True)
+            files, _ = util.load_files(style_file, "style_file", err_type=self.type_str, single=True)
             if not files:
                 raise Failed(f"{self.type_str} Error: No Path Found for style_file")
             file_type, style_path, _, _ = files[0]
diff --git a/modules/util.py b/modules/util.py
index 82fca6f2..42a28997 100644
--- a/modules/util.py
+++ b/modules/util.py
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ def time_window(tw):
 
 def load_files(files_to_load, method, err_type="Config", schedule=None, lib_vars=None, single=False):
     files = []
+    had_scheduled = False
     if not lib_vars:
         lib_vars = {}
     files_to_load = get_list(files_to_load, split=False)
@@ -471,6 +472,7 @@ def load_files(files_to_load, method, err_type="Config", schedule=None, lib_vars
                     if not ignore_schedules:
                         err = e
                 if err:
+                    had_scheduled = True
                     logger.info(f"Metadata Schedule:{err}\n")
                     for file_type, file_path, temp_vars, asset_directory in current:
                         logger.warning(f"{file_type}: {file_path} not scheduled to run")
@@ -482,7 +484,7 @@ def load_files(files_to_load, method, err_type="Config", schedule=None, lib_vars
                 files.append(("File", file, {}, None))
             else:
                 logger.error(f"{err_type} Error: Path not found: {file}")
-    return files
+    return files, had_scheduled
 
 def check_num(num, is_int=True):
     try: