diff --git a/ymsgui.py b/ymsgui.py
index 6b945e0..c054525 100755
--- a/ymsgui.py
+++ b/ymsgui.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Frontend:
     def on_destroy(self, widget, data=None):
         Gtk.main_quit()
 
-def create_config(cfgfile):
+def create_config(cfg, cfgfile):
     # create inital config file
     with open(cfgfile, 'w') as fh:
         fh.write('[DB]\n')
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     config = configparser.ConfigParser()
     cfgfile = os.path.expanduser(context.cfg['cfgfile'])
     if not config.read(cfgfile):
-        create_config(cfgfile)
+        create_config(context.cfg, cfgfile)
         gtkutils.messagebox(
             _("Configuration file '{}' not found.\n"
               "Default configuration has been created.\n"