diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst
index a594623..7c0d0a6 100644
--- a/docs/installation.rst
+++ b/docs/installation.rst
@@ -54,5 +54,5 @@ features (``feature/*`` branches)::
 .. _earwigbot-plugins:        https://github.com/earwig/earwigbot-plugins
 .. _Python Package Index:     http://pypi.python.org
 .. _get pip:                  http://pypi.python.org/pypi/pip
-.. _this StackOverflow post:        http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6504810/how-to-install-lxml-on-ubuntu/6504860#6504860
+.. _this StackOverflow post:  http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6504810/how-to-install-lxml-on-ubuntu/6504860#6504860
 .. _git flow:                 http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/
diff --git a/earwigbot/config/script.py b/earwigbot/config/script.py
index c1ffef4..e6e4ec8 100644
--- a/earwigbot/config/script.py
+++ b/earwigbot/config/script.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from getpass import getpass
 from hashlib import sha256
-from os import chmod, mkdir, path
+from os import chmod, makedirs, mkdir, path
 import re
 import stat
 import sys
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ class ConfigScript(object):
     def make_new(self):
         """Make a new config file based on the user's input."""
         try:
+            makedirs(path.dirname(self.config.path))
             open(self.config.path, "w").close()
             chmod(self.config.path, stat.S_IRUSR|stat.S_IWUSR)
         except IOError: