diff --git a/doc/cp.txt b/doc/cp.txt
index 26b9477..72ec0fd 100644
--- a/doc/cp.txt
+++ b/doc/cp.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ Optional configuration with lazy.nvim: >
 
     Fields: ~
       • {contests}      (`table<string,ContestConfig>`) Contest configurations.
-                        Each contest inherits from 'default'.
       • {hooks}         (`cp.Hooks`) Hook functions called at various stages.
       • {snippets}      (`table[]`) LuaSnip snippet definitions.
       • {debug}         (`boolean`, default: `false`) Show info messages
diff --git a/lua/cp/config.lua b/lua/cp/config.lua
index dd0a54a..66ba2e7 100644
--- a/lua/cp/config.lua
+++ b/lua/cp/config.lua
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ M.defaults = {
 	filename = nil,
 }
 
-
 ---@param user_config cp.UserConfig|nil
 ---@return cp.Config
 function M.setup(user_config)
@@ -153,6 +152,10 @@ local function default_filename(contest, contest_id, problem_id, config, languag
 	end
 
 	local contest_config = config.contests[contest]
+	if not contest_config then
+		error(("No contest config found for '%s'"):format(contest))
+	end
+
 	local target_language = language or contest_config.default_language
 	local language_config = contest_config[target_language]