diff --git a/configfile.go b/configfile.go
index 30f1c6b..9e1ffab 100644
--- a/configfile.go
+++ b/configfile.go
@@ -15,21 +15,24 @@ func Path(fileExtension string) (string, error) {
 	paths := []string{
 		filepath.Join("/etc/", executableName, configFileName),
 		filepath.Join("/etc/", configFileName),
-		filepath.Join("etc", configFileName),
 		filepath.Join(userConfigDir, executableName, configFileName),
 		filepath.Join(userConfigDir, configFileName),
 		filepath.Clean(configFileName),
 	}
 
 	for _, path := range paths {
-		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
+		if _, err := os.Stat(path); err == nil {
 			return path, nil
 		}
 	}
 
 	for _, path := range paths {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0744); err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		f, err := os.Create(path)
-		if err != nil {
+		if err == nil {
 			f.Close()
 			return path, nil
 		}