diff --git a/devine/core/config.py b/devine/core/config.py
index 9f57ce0..2dd1f7c 100644
--- a/devine/core/config.py
+++ b/devine/core/config.py
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ class Config:
 
 
 # noinspection PyProtectedMember
-try:
-    config = Config.from_yaml(Config._Directories.user_configs / Config._Filenames.root_config)
-except FileNotFoundError:
-    config = Config()
+config_path = Config._Directories.user_configs / Config._Filenames.root_config
+if not config_path.is_file():
+    config_path.write_text("")
+config = Config.from_yaml(config_path)
 
 __ALL__ = (config,)