diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index bf19b1b..250abff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
-        go: ['1.14', '1.15', '1.16']
+        go: ['1.17', '1.18']
     env:
       VERBOSE: 1
       GOFLAGS: -mod=readonly
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 76db260..f839cd6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/xordataexchange/crypt v0.0.3-0.20170626215501-b2862e3d0a77
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.14.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220829200755-d48e67d00261 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/text v0.3.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20191024005414-555d28b269f0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.27.1 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ca70bf0..5d088c9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190422165155-953cdadca894/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200122134326-e047566fdf82 h1:ywK/j/KkyTHcdyYSZNXGjMwgmDSfjglYZ3vStQ/gSCU=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200122134326-e047566fdf82/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220829200755-d48e67d00261 h1:v6hYoSR9T5oet+pMXwUWkbiVqx/63mlHjefrHmxwfeY=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220829200755-d48e67d00261/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0 h1:g61tztE5qeGQ89tm6NTjjM9VPIm088od1l6aSorWRWg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20190308202827-9d24e82272b4/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index 5d26730..c106c53 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -1941,17 +1941,21 @@ func (v *Viper) getConfigFile() (string, error) {
 	return v.configFile, nil
 }
 
-func (v *Viper) searchInPath(in string) (filename string) {
+func (v *Viper) searchInPath(in string) (filename string, err error) {
+	var lastError error
 	jww.DEBUG.Println("Searching for config in ", in)
 	for _, ext := range SupportedExts {
 		jww.DEBUG.Println("Checking for", filepath.Join(in, v.configName+"."+ext))
-		if b, _ := exists(v.fs, filepath.Join(in, v.configName+"."+ext)); b {
+		b, err := exists(v.fs, filepath.Join(in, v.configName+"."+ext))
+		if err != nil {
+			lastError = err
+		} else if b {
 			jww.DEBUG.Println("Found: ", filepath.Join(in, v.configName+"."+ext))
-			return filepath.Join(in, v.configName+"."+ext)
+			return filepath.Join(in, v.configName+"."+ext), nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	return ""
+	return "", lastError
 }
 
 // Search all configPaths for any config file.
@@ -1959,13 +1963,23 @@ func (v *Viper) searchInPath(in string) (filename string) {
 func (v *Viper) findConfigFile() (string, error) {
 	jww.INFO.Println("Searching for config in ", v.configPaths)
 
+	var lastError error
 	for _, cp := range v.configPaths {
-		file := v.searchInPath(cp)
+		file, err := v.searchInPath(cp)
 		if file != "" {
 			return file, nil
 		}
+		if err != nil {
+			lastError = err
+		}
 	}
-	return "", ConfigFileNotFoundError{v.configName, fmt.Sprintf("%s", v.configPaths)}
+
+	// If there was no more-specific error, assume this was a not-found error
+	if lastError == nil {
+		lastError = ConfigFileNotFoundError{v.configName, fmt.Sprintf("%s", v.configPaths)}
+	}
+
+	return "", lastError
 }
 
 // Debug prints all configuration registries for debugging
diff --git a/viper_test.go b/viper_test.go
index 8bbba76..2016561 100644
--- a/viper_test.go
+++ b/viper_test.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package viper
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
@@ -1018,6 +1019,31 @@ func TestWrongDirsSearchNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, `default`, v.GetString(`key`))
 }
 
+func TestNoPermissionDirs(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpdir := t.TempDir()
+
+	v := New()
+	v.SetDefault(`key`, `default`)
+
+	// Make an fs with an un-readable /directory
+	v.fs = afero.NewBasePathFs(afero.NewOsFs(), tmpdir)
+	err := v.fs.Mkdir("/directory", 000)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error from fs.Mkdir: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	v.AddConfigPath("/directory")
+	err = v.ReadInConfig()
+
+	if !errors.Is(err, os.ErrPermission) {
+		t.Fatalf("error should have been a permissions error")
+	}
+
+	// Even though config did not load and the error might have
+	// been ignored by the client, the default still loads
+	assert.Equal(t, `default`, v.GetString(`key`))
+}
+
 func TestWrongDirsSearchNotFoundForMerge(t *testing.T) {
 
 	_, config, cleanup := initDirs(t)