diff --git a/linien-gui/linien_gui/config.py b/linien-gui/linien_gui/config.py
index 69224c29..dff932cc 100644
--- a/linien-gui/linien_gui/config.py
+++ b/linien-gui/linien_gui/config.py
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[Tuple[str, Setting]]:
 
 def save_settings(settings: Settings) -> None:
     data = {name: setting.value for name, setting in settings}
+    USER_DATA_PATH.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     with open(USER_DATA_PATH / "settings.json", "w") as f:
         json.dump(data, f, indent=0)