diff --git a/src/util.cpp b/src/util.cpp
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 9a5fc587ac..dde07da313
--- a/src/util.cpp
+++ b/src/util.cpp
@@ -1106,8 +1106,13 @@ void ReadConfigFile(map<string, string>& mapSettingsRet,
                     map<string, vector<string> >& mapMultiSettingsRet)
 {
     boost::filesystem::ifstream streamConfig(GetConfigFile());
-    if (!streamConfig.good())
-        return; // No dash.conf file is OK
+    if (!streamConfig.good()){
+        // Create empty dash.conf if it does not excist
+        FILE* configFile = fopen(GetConfigFile().string().c_str(), "a");
+        if (configFile != NULL)
+            fclose(configFile);
+        return; // Nothing to read, so just return
+    }
 
     set<string> setOptions;
     setOptions.insert("*");