diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7b6fb3f1..e030d6ba 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.2.2] - 2024-07-08
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Allow Config.Explain on empty Config (#408).
+
 ## [1.2.1] - 2024-06-20
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 0eeef754..86ee2fdd 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (c *Config) transformKeys(m map[string]any) {
 // from loaders for the given path. It blur sensitive information.
 // The path is case-insensitive unless konf.WithCaseSensitive is set.
 func (c *Config) Explain(path string) string {
-	if c == nil {
+	if c == nil || c.values.Load() == nil {
 		return path + " has no configuration.\n\n"
 	}
 
diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
index c7f8b896..8910ce61 100644
--- a/config_test.go
+++ b/config_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ func TestConfig_nil(t *testing.T) {
 	var value string
 	assert.NoError(t, config.Unmarshal("key", &value))
 	assert.Equal(t, "", value)
+	assert.True(t, len(config.Explain("key")) > 0)
+
+	config = konf.New()
+	assert.True(t, !config.Exists([]string{"key"}))
+	assert.Equal(t, "key has no configuration.\n\n", config.Explain("key"))
+	assert.NoError(t, config.Unmarshal("key", &value))
+	assert.Equal(t, "", value)
+	assert.True(t, len(config.Explain("key")) > 0)
 }
 
 func TestConfig_Load(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/provider.go b/provider.go
index e81173ac..e782f908 100644
--- a/provider.go
+++ b/provider.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type Statuser interface {
 //
 // It's used by the loader to check if the configuration has been set by other loaders.
 func (c *Config) Exists(path []string) bool {
-	if c == nil {
+	if c == nil || c.values.Load() == nil {
 		return false
 	}