diff --git a/src/common/release.rs b/src/common/release.rs
index e18e3fa..ab0f5e5 100644
--- a/src/common/release.rs
+++ b/src/common/release.rs
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 use zip::ZipArchive;
 
 lazy_static! {
-    pub static ref CURRENT_VERSION: Mutex<String> =
-        Mutex::new(get_current_version().expect("Could not find current modpack version!\n"));
+    pub static ref CURRENT_VERSION: Mutex<String> = Mutex::new(match get_current_version() {
+        Ok(v) => v,
+        Err(e) => panic!("Could not find current modpack version!: {}", e),
+    });
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/training_mod_consts/src/config.rs b/training_mod_consts/src/config.rs
index 9608822..f0462d7 100644
--- a/training_mod_consts/src/config.rs
+++ b/training_mod_consts/src/config.rs
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ impl TrainingModpackConfig {
         if fs::metadata(TRAINING_MODPACK_TOML_PATH).is_ok() {
             Err(io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::AlreadyExists).into())
         } else {
+            if !fs::metadata(TRAINING_MODPACK_ROOT).is_ok() {
+                // Root path doesn't exist, create it before trying to make the file
+                println!("Creating directory...");
+                fs::create_dir_all(TRAINING_MODPACK_ROOT)?;
+            }
             let default_config: TrainingModpackConfig = TrainingModpackConfig::new();
             let contents = toml::to_string(&default_config)?;
             fs::write(TRAINING_MODPACK_TOML_PATH, contents)?;