diff --git a/src/cli/command/ci.c b/src/cli/command/ci.c
index 9eb6e19..ae62530 100644
--- a/src/cli/command/ci.c
+++ b/src/cli/command/ci.c
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ char *generate_sourcehut(struct gimi_config *cfg,
 
 int generate(int argc, char **argv) {
   struct gimi_config *cfg = config_read();
+  ASSERT_CONFIG_EXIST(cfg);
+
   struct gimi_config_provider *provider;
 
   if (argc == 2) {
diff --git a/src/cli/command/config.c b/src/cli/command/config.c
index e6f2294..04619b9 100644
--- a/src/cli/command/config.c
+++ b/src/cli/command/config.c
@@ -6,11 +6,7 @@
 
 int cli_command_config(int argc, char **argv) {
   struct gimi_config *cfg = config_read();
-  if (!cfg) {
-    printf(
-        "error: missing gimi config, initialize it using gimi init command.");
-    return 1;
-  }
+  ASSERT_CONFIG_EXIST(cfg);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < cfg->providers_size; i++) {
     struct gimi_config_provider *provider = cfg->providers[i];
diff --git a/src/cli/command/provider.c b/src/cli/command/provider.c
index 79d9713..a02eb7a 100644
--- a/src/cli/command/provider.c
+++ b/src/cli/command/provider.c
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 
 int providers() {
   struct gimi_config *cfg = config_read();
-  if (!cfg)
-    return 1;
+  ASSERT_CONFIG_EXIST(cfg);
 
   for (int i = 0; i < cfg->providers_size; i++) {
     struct gimi_config_provider *provider = cfg->providers[i];
@@ -27,8 +26,7 @@ int provider_info(int argc, char **argv) {
   }
 
   struct gimi_config *cfg = config_read();
-  if (!cfg)
-    return 1;
+  ASSERT_CONFIG_EXIST(cfg);
 
   struct gimi_config_provider *provider = config_find_provider(cfg, argv[1]);
   config_free(cfg);
@@ -54,8 +52,7 @@ int provider_sync(int argc, char **argv) {
   }
 
   struct gimi_config *cfg = config_read();
-  if (!cfg)
-    return 1;
+  ASSERT_CONFIG_EXIST(cfg);
 
   struct gimi_config_provider *provider = config_find_provider(cfg, argv[1]);
   config_free(cfg);
diff --git a/src/cli/command/push.c b/src/cli/command/push.c
index c73edbe..9760880 100644
--- a/src/cli/command/push.c
+++ b/src/cli/command/push.c
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ int git_push(char *provider_name, char *branch_name, bool verbose) {
 
 int cli_command_push(int argc, char **argv) {
   struct gimi_config *cfg = config_read();
-  if (!cfg)
-    return 1;
+  ASSERT_CONFIG_EXIST(cfg);
 
   bool verbose = argc == 2 && strcmp(argv[1], "--verbose") == 0;
 
diff --git a/src/config.h b/src/config.h
index 80612de..6f44b41 100644
--- a/src/config.h
+++ b/src/config.h
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#define ASSERT_CONFIG_EXIST(cfg)                                               \
+  if (!cfg) {                                                                  \
+    printf(                                                                    \
+        "error: missing gimi config, initialize it using gimi init command."); \
+    return 1;                                                                  \
+  }
+
 struct gimi_config_provider {
   char *name;
   char *ssh;