viper.AutomaticEnv()
	viper.AllowEmptyEnv(true) // So we can say ISTIOCTL_CERT_DIR="" to suppress certs
	viper.SetConfigName(configName)
	viper.SetConfigType(configType)
	viper.AddConfigPath(configPath)
	viper.SetEnvKeyReplacer(strings.NewReplacer("-", "_"))
	err := viper.ReadInConfig()
	// Ignore errors reading the configuration unless the file is explicitly customized
	if root.IstioConfig != defaultIstioctlConfig {
		return err
	}