diff --git a/auth/auth.go b/auth/auth.go
index 29b30ca..c7a7bee 100644
--- a/auth/auth.go
+++ b/auth/auth.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package auth
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ func NewConfig() (*Config, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	if _, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(curUser.HomeDir, NetrcDefaultFilename)); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("$HOME/.netrc does not exist")
+	}
+
 	return &Config{
 		User:     curUser,
 		Filename: NetrcDefaultFilename,
@@ -60,7 +65,7 @@ type NetrcAuth struct {
 	Netrc *netrc.Netrc
 }
 
-// New creates a new netrc auth manager, or returns an error
+// NewNetrc creates a new netrc auth manager, or returns an error
 func NewNetrc(cfg *Config) (*NetrcAuth, error) {
 	auth := &NetrcAuth{Config: cfg}
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index f4ecb74..a59f0e6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ require (
 	go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.2 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190420063019-afa5a82059c6 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190402181905-9f3314589c9a
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190422165155-953cdadca894 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191010194322-b09406accb47 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.5.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/check.v1 v1.0.0-20180628173108-788fd7840127 // indirect
 )
+
+go 1.13
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f48c13e..f2f0517 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@ github.com/Sereal/Sereal v0.0.0-20190416075407-a9d24ede505a h1:Bko8Pi4GKR2wdRwsT
 github.com/Sereal/Sereal v0.0.0-20190416075407-a9d24ede505a/go.mod h1:D0JMgToj/WdxCgd30Kc1UcA9E+WdZoJqeVOuYW7iTBM=
 github.com/asdine/storm v2.1.2+incompatible h1:dczuIkyqwY2LrtXPz8ixMrU/OFgZp71kbKTHGrXYt/Q=
 github.com/asdine/storm v2.1.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:RarYDc9hq1UPLImuiXK3BIWPJLdIygvV3PsInK0FbVQ=
-github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0 h1:ZDRjVQ15GmhC3fiQ8ni8+OwkZQO4DARzQgrnXU1Liz8=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
-github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0 h1:P3YflyNX/ehuJFLhxviNdFxQPkGK5cDcApsge1SqnvM=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.2.0/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.1 h1:YF8+flBXS5eO826T4nzqPrxfhQThhXl0YzfuUPu4SBg=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.1/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
@@ -42,7 +40,6 @@ go.etcd.io/bbolt v1.3.2/go.mod h1:IbVyRI1SCnLcuJnV2u8VeU0CEYM7e686BmAb1XKL+uU=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20180724234803-3673e40ba225/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190108225652-1e06a53dbb7e/go.mod h1:mL1N/T3taQHkDXs73rZJwtUhF3w3ftmwwsq0BUmARs4=
-golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190311183353-d8887717615a h1:oWX7TPOiFAMXLq8o0ikBYfCJVlRHBcsciT5bXOrH628=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190311183353-d8887717615a/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190420063019-afa5a82059c6 h1:HdqqaWmYAUI7/dmByKKEw+yxDksGSo+9GjkUc9Zp34E=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190420063019-afa5a82059c6/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn7q6eTqICYqUVnKs3thJo3Qplg=
@@ -51,13 +48,11 @@ golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190402181905-9f3314589c9a h1:tImsplftrFpALCYumobsd0
 golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.0.0-20190402181905-9f3314589c9a/go.mod h1:gOpvHmFTYa4IltrdGE7lF6nIHvwfUNPOp7c8zoXwtLw=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20181221193216-37e7f081c4d4/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190227155943-e225da77a7e6/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a h1:1BGLXjeY4akVXGgbC9HugT3Jv3hCI0z56oJR5vAMgBU=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190422165155-953cdadca894 h1:Cz4ceDQGXuKRnVBDTS23GTn/pU5OE2C0WrNTOYK1Uuc=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190422165155-953cdadca894/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191010194322-b09406accb47 h1:/XfQ9z7ib8eEJX2hdgFTZJ/ntt0swNk5oYBziWeTCvY=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20191010194322-b09406accb47/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0 h1:g61tztE5qeGQ89tm6NTjjM9VPIm088od1l6aSorWRWg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
-google.golang.org/appengine v1.1.0 h1:igQkv0AAhEIvTEpD5LIpAfav2eeVO9HBTjvKHVJPRSs=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.1.0/go.mod h1:EbEs0AVv82hx2wNQdGPgUI5lhzA/G0D9YwlJXL52JkM=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.4.0/go.mod h1:xpcJRLb0r/rnEns0DIKYYv+WjYCduHsrkT7/EB5XEv4=
 google.golang.org/appengine v1.5.0 h1:KxkO13IPW4Lslp2bz+KHP2E3gtFlrIGNThxkZQ3g+4c=