diff --git a/Modules.Config/ConfigManager.vb b/Modules.Config/ConfigManager.vb
index 88142873..15a6720b 100644
--- a/Modules.Config/ConfigManager.vb
+++ b/Modules.Config/ConfigManager.vb
@@ -278,8 +278,6 @@ Public Class ConfigManager(Of T)
 
                 ' if user config exists
                 If Not IsNothing(oUserConfig) Then
-                    Dim oExcludedAttributes As New List(Of Type)
-
                     ' Copy values from user config to final config
                     If _WriteAllValuesToUserConfig Then
                         CopyValues(oUserConfig, Config, New List(Of Type))
@@ -294,7 +292,8 @@ Public Class ConfigManager(Of T)
                 _Logger.Warn("User config could not be loaded!")
             End Try
         Else
-            _Logger.Debug("User config does not exist.")
+            _Logger.Debug("User config does not exist. Default config will be created")
+            WriteToFile(Config, _UserConfigPath, False)
         End If
 
         Return Config