diff --git a/sdk/core/package.json b/sdk/core/package.json
index c3d3b7f40..069bacd55 100644
--- a/sdk/core/package.json
+++ b/sdk/core/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@selfxyz/core",
-  "version": "1.0.3-beta.4",
+  "version": "1.0.3-beta.5",
   "type": "module",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
diff --git a/sdk/core/src/SelfBackendVerifier.ts b/sdk/core/src/SelfBackendVerifier.ts
index 7b7128c79..a35b542b4 100644
--- a/sdk/core/src/SelfBackendVerifier.ts
+++ b/sdk/core/src/SelfBackendVerifier.ts
@@ -161,11 +161,13 @@ export class SelfBackendVerifier {
         message: `Config not found for ${configId}`,
       });
     } finally {
-      issues.push({
-        type: ConfigMismatch.ConfigNotFound,
-        message: `Config not found for ${configId}`,
-      });
-      if (!verificationConfig) throw new ConfigMismatchError(issues);
+      if (!verificationConfig) {
+        issues.push({
+          type: ConfigMismatch.ConfigNotFound,
+          message: `Config not found for ${configId}`,
+        });
+        throw new ConfigMismatchError(issues);
+      }
     }
 
     //check if forbidden countries list matches