diff --git a/default.conf.yaml b/default.conf.yaml
index dbfd38f..91074d3 100644
--- a/default.conf.yaml
+++ b/default.conf.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- shell:
+    - mkdir -p ~/.config
+
 - clean: ['~', '~/.config']
 
 - link:
diff --git a/gmail.conf.yaml b/gmail.conf.yaml
index 8815595..cd58c3c 100644
--- a/gmail.conf.yaml
+++ b/gmail.conf.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- shell:
+    - mkdir -p ~/.config/git
+
 - link:
     ~/.config/git/config: git/config-gmail
     ~/.hgrc: hg/gmail.hgrc
diff --git a/metagram.conf.yaml b/metagram.conf.yaml
index 741ac51..f19df07 100644
--- a/metagram.conf.yaml
+++ b/metagram.conf.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- shell:
+    - mkdir -p ~/.config/git
+
 - link:
     ~/.config/git/config: git/config-metagram
     ~/.hgrc: hg/metagram.hgrc
diff --git a/mit.conf.yaml b/mit.conf.yaml
index 0ba83a2..f79ebc8 100644
--- a/mit.conf.yaml
+++ b/mit.conf.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- shell:
+    - mkdir -p ~/.config/git
+
 - link:
     ~/.config/git/config: git/config-mit
     ~/.hgrc: hg/mit.hgrc