diff --git a/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/ibc-relayer-cli/1822-skip-config-for-completions.md b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/ibc-relayer-cli/1822-skip-config-for-completions.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..36eed16cc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/unreleased/bug-fixes/ibc-relayer-cli/1822-skip-config-for-completions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- Do not require a config file to be present for the `completions` command.
+  ([#1822](https://github.com/informalsystems/ibc-rs/pull/1822))
diff --git a/relayer-cli/src/entry.rs b/relayer-cli/src/entry.rs
index eb6eacf22e..4b535afac5 100644
--- a/relayer-cli/src/entry.rs
+++ b/relayer-cli/src/entry.rs
@@ -43,9 +43,13 @@ impl Runnable for EntryPoint {
 impl Configurable<Config> for EntryPoint {
     /// Path to the command's configuration file
     fn config_path(&self) -> Option<PathBuf> {
-        // Skip config processing for the legacy `version` subcommand
-        if matches!(&self.command, Some(CliCmd::Version(_))) {
-            return None;
+        // Skip config processing for `completions`
+        // and the legacy `version` subcommand.
+        match &self.command {
+            Some(CliCmd::Completions(_)) | Some(CliCmd::Version(_)) => {
+                return None;
+            }
+            _ => {}
         }
 
         match &self.config {