diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 966847d..403e526 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package config
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 )
 
@@ -31,9 +32,17 @@ func Read(configFile string) (*FluckyConfig, error) {
 // Write the configuration into a file, specified by the configuration filepath
 func Write(cfg *FluckyConfig, configFile string) error {
 
+	if _, err := os.Stat(configFile); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		configDir := filepath.Dir(configFile)
+		err := os.MkdirAll(configDir, os.ModeDir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("Can not create config directory %v: %v", configDir, err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	f, err := os.Create(configFile)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("Can not write config file: %v", err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()