diff --git a/cmd/joj3/conf/conf.go b/cmd/joj3/conf/conf.go
index dd29123..bd1d23c 100644
--- a/cmd/joj3/conf/conf.go
+++ b/cmd/joj3/conf/conf.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"io/fs"
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -215,7 +216,9 @@ func GetSHA256(filePath string) (string, error) {
 	return hex.EncodeToString(hash.Sum(nil)), nil
 }
 
-func ParseMsg(confRoot, confName, msg, tag string) (confPath, group string, err error) {
+func parseMsg(confRoot, confName, msg, tag string) (
+	confPath, group string, err error,
+) {
 	slog.Info("parse msg", "msg", msg)
 	conventionalCommit, err := parseConventionalCommit(msg)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ func ParseMsg(confRoot, confName, msg, tag string) (confPath, group string, err
 	return
 }
 
-func HintValidScopes(confRoot, confName string) {
+func hintValidScopes(confRoot, confName string) {
 	confRoot = filepath.Clean(confRoot)
 	validScopes := []string{}
 	_ = filepath.Walk(confRoot, func(
@@ -279,6 +282,32 @@ func HintValidScopes(confRoot, confName string) {
 		"valid scopes", validScopes)
 }
 
+func GetConfPath(confRoot, confName, msg, tag string) (
+	confPath, group string, confStat fs.FileInfo, err error,
+) {
+	confPath, group, err = parseMsg(confRoot, confName, msg, tag)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("parse msg", "error", err)
+		// fallback to conf file in conf root on parse error
+		confPath = filepath.Clean(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", confRoot, confName))
+	}
+	confStat, err = os.Stat(confPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			hintValidScopes(confRoot, confName)
+		}
+		slog.Error("stat conf", "error", err)
+		// fallback to conf file in conf root on conf not exist
+		confPath = filepath.Clean(fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", confRoot, confName))
+		confStat, err = os.Stat(confPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			slog.Error("stat fallback conf", "error", err)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 func CheckExpire(conf *Conf) error {
 	if conf.ExpireUnixTimestamp > 0 &&
 		conf.ExpireUnixTimestamp < time.Now().Unix() {
diff --git a/cmd/joj3/main.go b/cmd/joj3/main.go
index e065db8..756c2c4 100644
--- a/cmd/joj3/main.go
+++ b/cmd/joj3/main.go
@@ -45,26 +45,13 @@ func mainImpl() error {
 		slog.Error("get commit msg", "error", err)
 		return err
 	}
-	confPath, group, err := conf.ParseMsg(confRoot, confName, msg, tag)
+	confPath, group, confStat, err := conf.GetConfPath(
+		confRoot, confName, msg, tag)
 	if err != nil {
-		slog.Error("parse msg", "error", err)
-		conf.HintValidScopes(confRoot, confName)
+		slog.Error("get conf path", "error", err)
 		return err
 	}
 	slog.Info("try to load conf", "path", confPath)
-	confStat, err := os.Stat(confPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			conf.HintValidScopes(confRoot, confName)
-		}
-		slog.Error("stat conf", "error", err)
-		return err
-	}
-	sha256, err := conf.GetSHA256(confPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Error("get sha256", "error", err)
-		return err
-	}
 	confObj, err := conf.ParseConfFile(confPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		slog.Error("parse conf", "error", err)
@@ -75,6 +62,11 @@ func mainImpl() error {
 		slog.Error("setup slog", "error", err)
 		return err
 	}
+	sha256, err := conf.GetSHA256(confPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("get sha256", "error", err)
+		return err
+	}
 	slog.Info("conf info", "sha256", sha256, "modTime", confStat.ModTime(),
 		"size", confStat.Size())
 	if err := conf.CheckExpire(confObj); err != nil {