Using if else instead of try except.

app/__init__.py

@@ -149,11 +149,12 @@ app.jinja_env.globals.update(
 Session(app)
 
 # Attempt to acquire tor identity, to determine if Tor config is available
-try:
+confloc=os.getenv('WHOOGLE_TOR_CONF')
+if confloc is not None and os.path.isfile(confloc):
     send_tor_signal(
         Signal.HEARTBEAT,
-        confloc=os.getenv('WHOOGLE_TOR_CONF'))
-except TypeError:
+        confloc=confloc)
+else:
     send_tor_signal(Signal.HEARTBEAT)
 
 from app import routes  # noqa

app/request.py

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def send_tor_signal(signal: Signal, confloc='./misc/tor/control.conf') -> bool:
                 os.environ['TOR_AVAILABLE'] = '1'
             return True
         except (SocketError, ConnectionRefusedError, ConnectionError):
+            # If neither words tor isn't configured correctly, or not set up.
             os.environ['TOR_AVAILABLE'] = '0'
             print(
                 "Unable to authenticate with tor control port." +