diff --git a/ui/src/config.rs b/ui/src/config.rs
index 896c1d3..2222007 100644
--- a/ui/src/config.rs
+++ b/ui/src/config.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ static CONFIG_WRITER: OnceLock<std::sync::mpsc::Sender<()>> = OnceLock::new();
 pub fn load_config() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     // load the configuration file
     let path = find_config_file();
+    if !std::path::Path::new(&path).exists() {
+        let default_config = TomlConfig::default();
+        save_config(&default_config)
+            .context("Failed to create default configuration")?;
+    }
     let data = std::fs::read(path)
         .context("Failed to read conf.toml")?;
     let mut config: TomlConfig = toml::from_slice(&data)
diff --git a/ui/src/config/structs.rs b/ui/src/config/structs.rs
index d191dc6..6c973f4 100644
--- a/ui/src/config/structs.rs
+++ b/ui/src/config/structs.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ impl Into<u32> for PresentMode {
 }
 
 /// Global configuration for the application
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct TomlGlobal {
     pub dll: Option<String>
 }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ pub struct TomlGame {
 }
 
 /// Main configuration structure
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Default, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize)]
 pub struct TomlConfig {
     pub version: i64,
     #[serde(default)]