diff --git a/inferium-server.lua b/inferium-server.lua
index 3be923a..34ae1dd 100644
--- a/inferium-server.lua
+++ b/inferium-server.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 local net = require('libs/net')
 local inferium = require('config/inferium')
 
-local VERSION = "1.1.0"
+local VERSION = "1.1.1"
 local INFERIUM_SERVER = 'inferium.com'
 
 local PERSISTED_CONFIGS = '/data/inferium-configs'
@@ -9,19 +9,6 @@ local UPGRADE_SCRIPT = '/upgrade.lua'
 
 local defaultConfig = inferium.defaultConfig or error('no default config provided in config', 0)
 
-local readPersistedConfigs = function()
-  local file = fs.open(PERSISTED_CONFIGS, 'r')
-
-  if not file then
-    return nil
-  end
-
-  local serializedConfigs = file.readAll()
-  file.close()
-
-  return textutils.unserialize(serializedConfigs)
-end
-
 local savePersistedConfigs = function(configs)
   local file = fs.open(PERSISTED_CONFIGS, 'w')
 
@@ -33,7 +20,22 @@ local savePersistedConfigs = function(configs)
   file.close()
 end
 
-local LOCAL_CONFIGS = readPersistedConfigs() or {}
+local readPersistedConfigs = function()
+  local file = fs.open(PERSISTED_CONFIGS, 'r')
+
+  if not file then
+    local initialConfig = {}
+    savePersistedConfigs(initialConfig)
+    return initialConfig
+  end
+
+  local serializedConfigs = file.readAll()
+  file.close()
+
+  return textutils.unserialize(serializedConfigs)
+end
+
+local LOCAL_CONFIGS = readPersistedConfigs()
 
 local function getConfigForComputer(computerId)
   return LOCAL_CONFIGS[tostring(computerId)]