diff --git a/WHATS_NEW b/WHATS_NEW
index 5bf9ec486..ce1a307a2 100644
--- a/WHATS_NEW
+++ b/WHATS_NEW
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Version 2.02.94 - 
 ====================================                       
+  Check for errors in _init_tags() during config loading.
   Always check result of _set_vg_name() in lvcreate.
   Drop unused call to uname() during clvmd initialization.
   Test allocation result in sysfs filter creation.
diff --git a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
index 3c97aafa1..d4284d53f 100644
--- a/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
+++ b/lib/commands/toolcontext.c
@@ -532,9 +532,10 @@ static int _load_config_file(struct cmd_context *cmd, const char *tag)
 	dm_list_add(&cmd->config_files, &cfl->list);
 
       out:
-	if (*tag)
-		_init_tags(cmd, cfl->cft);
-	else
+	if (*tag) {
+		if (!_init_tags(cmd, cfl->cft))
+			return_0;
+	} else
 		/* Use temporary copy of lvm.conf while loading other files */
 		cmd->cft = cfl->cft;