diff --git a/app/server.go b/app/server.go
index d1897a5b..72071249 100644
--- a/app/server.go
+++ b/app/server.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type KubeRouter struct {
 
 func NewKubeRouterDefault(config *options.KubeRouterConfig) (*KubeRouter, error) {
 
-	if len(config.Master) == 0 || len(config.Kubeconfig) == 0 {
+	if len(config.Master) == 0 && len(config.Kubeconfig) == 0 {
 		if _, err := os.Stat("/var/lib/kube-router/kubeconfig"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			panic("Either one of --master or --kubeconfig must be specified. Or valid kubeconfig file must exist as /var/lib/kube-router/kubeconfig")
 		}