diff --git a/src/main.py b/src/main.py
index b73c749..97e2b24 100644
--- a/src/main.py
+++ b/src/main.py
@@ -295,5 +295,10 @@ class AdwcustomizerApplication(Adw.Application):
 
 def main(version):
     """The application's entry point."""
+    if not os.getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"):
+        os.environ["XDG_CONFIG_HOME"] = os.path.expanduser("~/.config")
+        app_config = os.path.join(os.environ["XDG_CONFIG_HOME"], "adwcustomizer")
+        os.makedirs(app_config, exist_ok=True)
+
     app = AdwcustomizerApplication()
     return app.run(sys.argv)