diff --git a/ps3/salamander/main.c b/ps3/salamander/main.c
index 4fdb41e40e..73522f1d8f 100644
--- a/ps3/salamander/main.c
+++ b/ps3/salamander/main.c
@@ -91,15 +91,26 @@ static void init_settings(void)
       {
          config_file_t * conf = config_file_new(default_paths.config_file);
 	 config_get_array(conf, "libretro_path", tmp_str, sizeof(tmp_str));
+         config_file_free(conf);
 	 snprintf(libretro_path, sizeof(libretro_path), tmp_str);
       }
 
       if(!config_file_exists || strcmp(libretro_path, "") == 0)
+      {
          find_and_set_first_file();
+      }
       else
       {
          RARCH_LOG("Start [%s] found in retroarch.cfg.\n", libretro_path);
       }
+
+      if (!config_file_exists)
+      {
+         config_file_t *new_conf = config_file_new(NULL);
+         config_set_string(new_conf, "libretro_path", libretro_path);
+         config_file_write(new_conf, default_paths.config_file);
+         config_file_free(new_conf);
+      }
    }
 }