diff --git a/sharedconfig.lua b/sharedconfig.lua
index 4bc3f88..1e466af 100644
--- a/sharedconfig.lua
+++ b/sharedconfig.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 local sharedconfig={}
-local logging=require((...):gsub("(.)$", "%1.") .. 'logging')
+
+local fallback=setmetatable({}, {__index=function() return function() end end})
+local function optrequire(...)
+	local status, req=pcall(require, ...)
+	if status then return req end
+	return fallback
+end
+
+local logging=optrequire((...):gsub("(.)$", "%1.") .. 'logging')
 local sharedstate=require((...):gsub("(.)$", "%1.") .. 'sharedstate')
 sharedstate=require('nulllib.sharedstate')
 
diff --git a/sharedstate.lua b/sharedstate.lua
index 3ea0a9c..09e505a 100644
--- a/sharedstate.lua
+++ b/sharedstate.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 local sharedstate={}
-local logging=require((...):gsub("(.)$", "%1.") .. 'logging')
+local fallback=setmetatable({}, {__index=function() return function() end end})
+local function optrequire(...)
+	local status, req=pcall(require, ...)
+	if status then return req end
+	return fallback
+end
+
+
+local logging=optrequire((...):gsub("(.)$", "%1.") .. 'logging')
 
 -- function names
 local is_initialized, callback_value, set_value,