diff --git a/src/StyledStrings.jl b/src/StyledStrings.jl
index bad34cc..436c354 100644
--- a/src/StyledStrings.jl
+++ b/src/StyledStrings.jl
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ include("legacy.jl")
 using .StyledMarkup
 
 function __init__()
-    userfaces = joinpath(first(DEPOT_PATH), "config", "faces.toml")
-    isfile(userfaces) && loaduserfaces!(userfaces)
+    if !isempty(DEPOT_PATH)
+        userfaces = joinpath(first(DEPOT_PATH), "config", "faces.toml")
+        isfile(userfaces) && loaduserfaces!(userfaces)
+    end
     Legacy.load_env_colors!()
 end