diff --git a/conf/bi.config b/conf/bi.config
index 874d9f8..091092c 100644
--- a/conf/bi.config
+++ b/conf/bi.config
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ params.globalConfig = determine_global_config()
 includeConfig params.globalConfig
 
 def determine_global_config() {
-    if( System.getenv('NXF_GLOBAL_CONFIG') == null)
-    {
-        throw new Exception("Environment variable NXF_GLOBAL_CONFIG is missing. Set it to point to global.config file")
-    }
+    // if( System.getenv('NXF_GLOBAL_CONFIG') == null)
+    // {
+    //     throw new Exception("Environment variable NXF_GLOBAL_CONFIG is missing. Set it to point to global.config file")
+    // }
     return System.getenv('NXF_GLOBAL_CONFIG')   
 }