diff --git a/conf/config.json b/conf/config.json
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 54d7715..3f180c7 100755
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
 import { createHash } from 'crypto';
 import { DEFAULT_CONFIG } from './defaultConfig.js';
+import fs from 'fs';
+
+const RE_GT = />/g;
+const RE_WEBP = /\/format\/webp/gi;
+const RE_EXT = /\.(jpe?g|png|gif)(\?.*)?$/i;
+const HTTPS_PREFIX = 'https://';
 
 function inDevMode() {
   return process.env.NODE_ENV == null || process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production';
@@ -53,11 +59,14 @@ function buildHash(...inputs) {
 }
 
 let config = {};
+
 export async function readConfigFromStorage() {
   return JSON.parse(await readFile(new URL('../conf/config.json', import.meta.url)));
 }
 
 export async function refreshConfig() {
+  checkIfConfigExistsAndWriteIfNot();
+
   try {
     config = await readConfigFromStorage();
     //backwards compatability...
@@ -65,14 +74,20 @@ export async function refreshConfig() {
     config.demoMode ??= false;
   } catch (error) {
     config = { ...DEFAULT_CONFIG };
-    console.error('Error reading config file', error);
+    /* eslint-disable no-console */
+    console.info('Error reading config file.', error);
   }
 }
 
-const RE_GT = />/g;
-const RE_WEBP = /\/format\/webp/gi;
-const RE_EXT = /\.(jpe?g|png|gif)(\?.*)?$/i;
-const HTTPS_PREFIX = 'https://';
+/**
+ * If the config file does not exist, we will create it.
+ */
+const checkIfConfigExistsAndWriteIfNot = () => {
+  if (!fs.existsSync(`${getDirName()}/../conf/config.json`)) {
+    console.info('Could not find config file. Will create one with default values now');
+    fs.writeFileSync(`${getDirName()}/../conf/config.json`, JSON.stringify({ ...DEFAULT_CONFIG }));
+  }
+};
 
 const normalizeImageUrl = (url) => {
   if (typeof url !== 'string' || url.length === 0) return null;