diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Config/Console/Command/ConfigShowCommand.php b/app/code/Magento/Config/Console/Command/ConfigShowCommand.php
index 48ad50215d9da..b26e4bb173017 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Config/Console/Command/ConfigShowCommand.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Config/Console/Command/ConfigShowCommand.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * See COPYING.txt for license details.
+ * Copyright 2017 Adobe
+ * All Rights Reserved.
  */
 namespace Magento\Config\Console\Command;
 
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 use Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager;
 use Magento\Framework\App\Scope\ValidatorInterface;
 use Magento\Framework\Console\Cli;
+use Magento\Framework\Exception\ValidatorException;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
@@ -181,10 +182,6 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
             $configValue = $this->emulatedAreaProcessor->process(function () {
                 return $this->localeEmulator->emulate(function () {
                     $this->scopeValidator->isValid($this->scope, $this->scopeCode);
-                    if ($this->inputPath) {
-                        $pathValidator = $this->pathValidatorFactory->create();
-                        $pathValidator->validate($this->inputPath);
-                    }
 
                     $configPath = $this->pathResolver
                         ->resolve($this->inputPath, $this->scope, $this->scopeCode);
@@ -194,13 +191,19 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output)
                             ->resolve($this->inputPath, $this->scope, strtolower($this->scopeCode));
                         $value = $this->configSource->get($configPath);
                         if (!$value) {
-                            $value = $this->configSource->get(strtolower($configPath));
+                            $value = $this->configSource->get(strtolower((string)$configPath));
                         }
                     }
                     return $value;
                 });
             });
 
+            if (empty($configValue)) {
+                throw new ValidatorException(
+                    __('The "%1" path doesn\'t exist. Verify and try again.', $this->inputPath)
+                );
+            }
+
             $this->outputResult($output, $configValue, $this->inputPath);
             return Cli::RETURN_SUCCESS;
         } catch (\Exception $e) {
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Config/Test/Unit/Console/Command/ConfigShowCommandTest.php b/app/code/Magento/Config/Test/Unit/Console/Command/ConfigShowCommandTest.php
index acdaa8111de4e..7ef7accfe838b 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Config/Test/Unit/Console/Command/ConfigShowCommandTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Config/Test/Unit/Console/Command/ConfigShowCommandTest.php
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <?php
 /**
- * Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
- * See COPYING.txt for license details.
+ * Copyright 2017 Adobe
+ * All Rights Reserved.
  */
-
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
 namespace Magento\Config\Test\Unit\Console\Command;
@@ -219,14 +218,6 @@ public function testNotValidScopeOrScopeCode(): void
      */
     public function testConfigPathNotExist(): void
     {
-        $exception = new LocalizedException(
-            __('The  "%1" path doesn\'t exist. Verify and try again.', self::CONFIG_PATH)
-        );
-
-        $this->pathValidatorMock->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('validate')
-            ->with(self::CONFIG_PATH)
-            ->willThrowException($exception);
         $this->emulatedAreProcessorMock->expects($this->once())
             ->method('process')
             ->willReturnCallback(function ($function) {
@@ -246,7 +237,7 @@ public function testConfigPathNotExist(): void
             $tester->getStatusCode()
         );
         $this->assertStringContainsString(
-            __('The  "%1" path doesn\'t exist. Verify and try again.', self::CONFIG_PATH)->render(),
+            __('The "%1" path doesn\'t exist. Verify and try again.', self::CONFIG_PATH)->render(),
             $tester->getDisplay()
         );
     }