diff --git a/sequencer/sequencer.sh b/sequencer/sequencer.sh
index f32797f..03a0f82 100755
--- a/sequencer/sequencer.sh
+++ b/sequencer/sequencer.sh
@@ -162,9 +162,17 @@ helpApi() {
 echoerr() { >&2 echo "$@"; }
 
 # Echo additional line to info correctly indented
-HELPINDENT='              : '
-HELPINDENTAPPEND='                '
-echoinfo() { printf '%s' "$HELPINDENTAPPEND"; echo "$@"; }
+CONTEXT_HELP=0
+INDENT_HELP='              : '
+INDENTAPPEND_HELP='                '
+INDENTAPPEND_INFO='          '
+echoinfo() { 
+  if [ $CONTEXT_HELP -ne 0 ] ; then
+    printf '%s' "$INDENTAPPEND_HELP"; echo "$@"
+  else
+    printf '%s' "$INDENTAPPEND_INFO"; echo "$@"
+  fi
+}
 
 # endCheckEmpty <VariableName> [DESCRIPTION]
 #    DESCRIPTION : Optional text for error
@@ -520,6 +528,7 @@ execute() {
 
 # checkStep <Step Number or Alias>
 #  return 0 - for invalid step
+#  return Step Number
 # Check sanitiy of step number or
 # Check if alias exists
 checkStep() {
@@ -680,6 +689,7 @@ parseAlias() {
 # Always display sequencer help and, if available, sequence help
 displayHelp() {
   local stepsFound=0
+  CONTEXT_HELP=1
   helpSequencer
 
   # check if step definition exists by looking for a step_*() function
@@ -725,7 +735,7 @@ displayHelp() {
       if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
         step_${i}_alias 
         echo " = $ALIAS" 
-        printf '%s' "$HELPINDENT"
+        printf '%s' "$INDENT_HELP"
       else
         echo -n " : "
       fi
@@ -740,6 +750,7 @@ displayHelp() {
     done
     echo
   fi
+  CONTEXT_HELP=0
 }
 
 # showVersion
@@ -866,11 +877,16 @@ main() {
 
   parseAlias
 
-  # run configuration for seq if available
+  # run configuration for seq only if available and if first step is valid
   existsFunction step_config
   if [ $? -eq 0 ] ; then
-    echo " [I] Configuring sequence (step_config) ..."
-    step_config
+    checkStep "${START[0]}"
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+      echo " [I] Configuring sequence (step_config) ..."
+      step_config
+    else
+      return 1
+    fi
   fi
 
   # check if more than one step is given and select execution mode
@@ -881,12 +897,14 @@ main() {
   else
     continous $START
   fi
-
-  if [ $QUIET -ne 2 ] ; then 
-    echo
-    echo "${0##*/} finished"
-  fi
 }
 
 main "$@"
-exit 0;
+MAINRETURN=$?
+
+if [ $QUIET -ne 2 ] ; then 
+  echo
+  echo "${0##*/} finished"
+fi
+
+exit $MAINRETURN;