diff --git a/neon_core/skills/intent_service.py b/neon_core/skills/intent_service.py
index d334110ec..d6985eaed 100644
--- a/neon_core/skills/intent_service.py
+++ b/neon_core/skills/intent_service.py
@@ -74,10 +74,6 @@ def __init__(self, bus: MessageBusClient):
         except PermissionError:
             LOG.warning("Unable to get writable config path; fallback to /tmp")
             self._default_user = get_neon_user_config("/tmp")
-        except Exception as e:
-            LOG.exception(e)
-            from neon_utils.user_utils import get_default_user_config
-            self._default_user = get_default_user_config()
 
         self._default_user['user']['username'] = "local"
         set_default_lang(self.language_config["internal"])
diff --git a/test/test_skills_module.py b/test/test_skills_module.py
index 02edaca4a..6f0f02069 100644
--- a/test/test_skills_module.py
+++ b/test/test_skills_module.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def tearDownClass(cls) -> None:
             shutil.rmtree(cls.config_dir)
 
     # @patch("neon_core.skills.skill_store.SkillsStore.install_default_skills")
-    @patch("mycroft.skills.skill_manager.SkillManager.run")
+    @patch("ovos_core.skill_manager.SkillManager.run")
     def test_neon_skills_service(self, run):
         from neon_core.skills.service import NeonSkillService
         from neon_core.skills.skill_manager import NeonSkillManager