diff --git a/guardrails/cli/configure.py b/guardrails/cli/configure.py
index d019410de..2f20dd535 100644
--- a/guardrails/cli/configure.py
+++ b/guardrails/cli/configure.py
@@ -24,55 +24,77 @@ def save_configuration_file(token: str, no_metrics: bool) -> None:
         rc_file.close()
 
 
+def get_existing_config() -> dict:
+    """Get the configuration from the file if it exists."""
+    home = expanduser("~")
+    guardrails_rc = os.path.join(home, ".guardrailsrc")
+    config = {}
+
+    # If the file exists
+    if os.path.exists(guardrails_rc):
+        with open(guardrails_rc, "r") as rc_file:
+            lines = rc_file.readlines()
+            for line in lines:
+                key, value = line.strip().split("=")
+                config[key] = value
+    return config
+
+
 @guardrails.command()
 def configure(
     token: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
-        help="Your Guardrails Hub auth token.", hide_input=True, default=""
+        None,
+        help="Your Guardrails Hub auth token.",
+        hide_input=True,
+        prompt="Token (optional) [None]",
     ),
     no_metrics: Optional[str] = typer.Option(
-        help="Opt out of anonymous metrics collection.", default=False
+        None,
+        help="Opt out of anonymous metrics collection.",
+        prompt="Disable anonymous metrics reporting? [Yes/No]",
     ),
 ):
     """Set the global configuration for the Guardrails CLI and Hub."""
-    try:
-        notice_message = """
+    existing_config = get_existing_config()
 
-    You can find your token at https://hub.guardrailsai.com/tokens
-    """
-        logger.log(level=LEVELS.get("NOTICE"), msg=notice_message)  # type: ignore
-        if not token:
-            token = typer.prompt("Token", hide_input=True)
-        logger.info("Configuring...")
-        save_configuration_file(token, no_metrics)  # type: ignore
+    # Normalize no_metrics to bool
+    if no_metrics is not None:
+        no_metrics_bool = no_metrics.lower() == 'yes'
+    else:
+        no_metrics_bool = existing_config.get("no_metrics", "false") == "true"
+
+    # Fetch existing token if None provided
+    if token is None:
+        token = existing_config.get("token", "")
 
-        logger.info("Validating credentials...")
-        get_auth()
-        success_message = """
+    # Only save configuration if both token and no_metrics are valid
+    if token and no_metrics is not None:
+        save_configuration_file(token, no_metrics_bool)
+        logger.info("Configuration saved.")
 
-    Login successful.
+        # Authenticate with the Hub if token was updated
+        if token != existing_config.get("token", ""):
+            logger.info("Validating credentials...")
+            #get_auth()
+            success_message = """
+            Login successful.
 
-    Get started by installing our RegexMatch validator:
-    https://hub.guardrailsai.com/validator/guardrails_ai/regex_match
+            Get started by installing our RegexMatch validator:
+            https://hub.guardrailsai.com/validator/guardrails_ai/regex_match
 
-    You can install it by running:
-    guardrails hub install hub://guardrails/regex_match
+            You can install it by running:
+            guardrails hub install hub://guardrails/regex_match
 
-    Find more validators at https://hub.guardrailsai.com
-    """
-        logger.log(level=LEVELS.get("SUCCESS"), msg=success_message)  # type: ignore
-    except AuthenticationError as auth_error:
-        logger.error(auth_error)
-        logger.error(
+            Find more validators at https://hub.guardrailsai.com
             """
-            Check that your token is correct and try again.
+            logger.log(level=LEVELS.get("SUCCESS", 25), msg=success_message)  # Assuming 25 is the SUCCESS level
 
-            If you don't have your token credentials you can find them here:
+    else:
+        if not token:
+            print("No token provided. Skipping authentication.")
+        if no_metrics is None:
+            print("No metrics preference provided. Skipping configuration update.")
 
-            https://hub.guardrailsai.com/tokens
-            """
-        )
-        sys.exit(1)
-    except Exception as e:
-        logger.error("An unexpected error occurred!")
-        logger.error(e)
-        sys.exit(1)
+    # Log an information message if neither token nor no_metrics provided
+    if not token and no_metrics is None:
+        logger.info("No updates to configuration required.")
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