diff --git a/wp-admin/setup-config.php b/wp-admin/setup-config.php
index 1c464727c6..c24dfbee89 100644
--- a/wp-admin/setup-config.php
+++ b/wp-admin/setup-config.php
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php' ) )
 	wp_die( '<p>' . sprintf( __( "The file 'wp-config.php' already exists. If you need to reset any of the configuration items in this file, please delete it first. You may try <a href='%s'>installing now</a>." ), 'install.php' ) . '</p>' );
 
 // Check if wp-config.php exists above the root directory but is not part of another install
-if ( file_exists(ABSPATH . '../wp-config.php' ) && ! file_exists( ABSPATH . '../wp-settings.php' ) )
+if ( @file_exists( ABSPATH . '../wp-config.php' ) && ! @file_exists( ABSPATH . '../wp-settings.php' ) ) {
 	wp_die( '<p>' . sprintf( __( "The file 'wp-config.php' already exists one level above your WordPress installation. If you need to reset any of the configuration items in this file, please delete it first. You may try <a href='install.php'>installing now</a>."), 'install.php' ) . '</p>' );
+}
 
 $step = isset( $_GET['step'] ) ? (int) $_GET['step'] : -1;
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index de20e1e8d9..a2bfd38a9d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34866';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34867';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.
diff --git a/wp-load.php b/wp-load.php
index 983298bb68..a20fc0ac57 100644
--- a/wp-load.php
+++ b/wp-load.php
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php') ) {
 	/** The config file resides in ABSPATH */
 	require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php' );
 
-} elseif ( file_exists( dirname(ABSPATH) . '/wp-config.php' ) && ! file_exists( dirname(ABSPATH) . '/wp-settings.php' ) ) {
+} elseif ( @file_exists( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config.php' ) && ! @file_exists( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-settings.php' ) ) {
 
 	/** The config file resides one level above ABSPATH but is not part of another install */
-	require_once( dirname(ABSPATH) . '/wp-config.php' );
+	require_once( dirname( ABSPATH ) . '/wp-config.php' );
 
 } else {