diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 61cf854..0fc2491 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "transpose"
-version = "2.2.1"
+version = "2.2.2"
 description = "Move and symlink a path to a central location"
 authors = ["Ryan Reed"]
 license = "GPLv3"
diff --git a/src/transpose/transpose.py b/src/transpose/transpose.py
index ca82e12..0f7ec99 100644
--- a/src/transpose/transpose.py
+++ b/src/transpose/transpose.py
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ class TransposeConfig:
             in_config = json.load(open(config_path, "r"))
         except json.decoder.JSONDecodeError as e:
             raise TransposeError(f"Invalid JSON format for '{config_path}': {e}")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            in_config = {"entries": {}}
 
         config = TransposeConfig()
         try:
diff --git a/tests/test_transpose.py b/tests/test_transpose.py
index 758f181..321e7b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_transpose.py
+++ b/tests/test_transpose.py
@@ -216,6 +216,22 @@ def test_config_save():
     )
 
 
+@setup_store()
+def test_config_save_fresh():
+    """
+    Verify creation of transpose config when doesn't initially exist
+    """
+    TRANSPOSE_CONFIG_PATH.unlink()
+    config = TransposeConfig.load(TRANSPOSE_CONFIG_PATH)
+    assert len(config.entries) == 0
+
+    config.add("TestEntry", TARGET_PATH)
+    config.save(TRANSPOSE_CONFIG_PATH)
+
+    config = TransposeConfig.load(TRANSPOSE_CONFIG_PATH)
+    assert config.entries.get("TestEntry")
+
+
 @setup_store()
 def test_config_load():
     config = TransposeConfig.load(TRANSPOSE_CONFIG_PATH)