diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 327640c..0b4a52f 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@ func getUserConfigDir() (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to get user configuration path: %w", err)
 	}
-	filename := filepath.Join(userConfigPath, "forgejo-cli", "config.json")
+	configDir := filepath.Join(userConfigPath, "forgejo-cli")
+	if _, err := os.Stat(configDir); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		err = os.MkdirAll(configDir, 0700)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", fmt.Errorf("failed to create config dir: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+	filename := filepath.Join(configDir, "config.json")
 	return filename, nil
 }