diff --git a/include/sasl.h b/include/sasl.h

index 8b8a63f..6ae153f 100755

--- a/include/sasl.h

+++ b/include/sasl.h

@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@

 				       because of some constrains/policy violation */

 #define SASL_BADBINDING -32  /* channel binding failure */

+#define SASL_CONFIGERR -33  /* error when parsing configuration file */

 /* max size of a sasl mechanism name */

 #define SASL_MECHNAMEMAX 20

diff --git a/lib/common.c b/lib/common.c

index 672fe2f..de0adfd 100644

--- a/lib/common.c

+++ b/lib/common.c

@@ -1362,6 +1362,7 @@ const char *sasl_errstring(int saslerr,

     case SASL_CONSTRAINT_VIOLAT: return "sasl_setpass can't store a property because "

 			        "of a constraint violation";

     case SASL_BADBINDING: return "channel binding failure";

+    case SASL_CONFIGERR:  return "error when parsing configuration file";

     default:   return "undefined error!";

     }

diff --git a/lib/config.c b/lib/config.c

index 7cae302..fde3757 100644

--- a/lib/config.c

+++ b/lib/config.c

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int sasl_config_init(const char *filename)

 	}

 	if (*p != ':') {

 	    fclose(infile);

-	    return SASL_FAIL;

+	    return SASL_CONFIGERR;

 	}

 	*p++ = '\0';

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ int sasl_config_init(const char *filename)

 	if (!*p) {

 	    fclose(infile);

-	    return SASL_FAIL;

+	    return SASL_CONFIGERR;

 	}

 	/* Now strip trailing spaces, if any */