diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 587e3789..d4ee58e2 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ impl ConfigFile {
 
         // If no config file exists, create a default one in the config directory
         if !res.0.exists() && res.1.is_empty() {
+            res.0 = possible_config_paths[0].clone();
             debug!("No configuration exists");
             write(&res.0, EXAMPLE_CONFIG).map_err(|e| {
                 debug!(