diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index 530dc6e..dc28dd7 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	fp "path/filepath"
 
 	"codeberg.org/danjones000/my-log/config"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -30,22 +31,28 @@ var configCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Short: "Save default config to file",
 	//Long: ``,
 	SilenceUsage: true,
-	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (err error) {
 		force, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("force")
 		if !force {
-			_, err := os.Stat(config.ConfigPath)
+			_, err = os.Stat(config.ConfigPath)
 			if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 				return fmt.Errorf("%s already exists. Use -f to overwrite", config.ConfigPath)
 			}
 		}
+		dir := fp.Dir(config.ConfigPath)
+		err = os.MkdirAll(dir, 0755)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
 		f, err := os.Create(config.ConfigPath)
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return
 		}
 		defer f.Close()
 		c := config.DefaultStr()
 		fmt.Fprint(f, c)
-		return nil
+		return
 	},
 }