diff --git a/internal/cache/cache.go b/internal/cache/cache.go
index 386f06e..5fa133c 100644
--- a/internal/cache/cache.go
+++ b/internal/cache/cache.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -44,6 +45,10 @@ func (c *FileCache) Write(in any) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(c.path), 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return os.WriteFile(c.path, marshalled, 0644)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/cmd/config.go b/internal/cmd/config.go
index 6311e3d..8ac3cff 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/config.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/config.go
@@ -26,12 +26,14 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(configCmd)
 
 	configCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&editConfigFlag, "edit", "e", false, "Edit the config in $EDITOR")
-	configCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&initConfigFlag, "init", "i", false, "Print the default config to stdout")
+	configCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&initConfigFlag, "init", "i", false, "Create the default config file")
 }
 
 func runConfig(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if initConfigFlag {
-		return initConfig()
+		if err := initConfig(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	if editConfigFlag {
@@ -50,15 +52,13 @@ func runConfig(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 }
 
 func initConfig() error {
-	slog.Debug("printing config file", "path", configPathFlag)
+	slog.Debug("creating initial config file", "path", configPathFlag)
 
-	marshalled, err := yaml.Marshal(configPkg.Default())
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Error("Failed to marshall config", "err", err)
+	if err := configPkg.Default().Save(configPathFlag); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("Failed to save initial config", "err", err)
 		return err
 	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("%s\n", marshalled)
+	fmt.Printf("Initial config saved to %s\n", configPathFlag)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/internal/cmd/root.go b/internal/cmd/root.go
index 58afbb8..be5b725 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/root.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/root.go
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ func setupGlobals(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	slog.Debug("config", "config", config)
-
 	var caller api.Caller
 	if notificationDumpPath != "" {
 		caller = file.New(notificationDumpPath)
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 6eecc4b..4082568 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"os"
 	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v3"
 )
@@ -87,9 +88,24 @@ func New(path string) (*Config, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	slog.Warn("config file found", "path", path)
+
 	if err := yaml.Unmarshal(content, config); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	return config, nil
 }
+
+func (c *Config) Save(path string) error {
+	marshalled, err := yaml.Marshal(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0755); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return os.WriteFile(path, marshalled, 0644)
+}