diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index b9c1b64f..6eb5d8e6 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@ program
   .addCommand(entropyTransferCommand())
   .addCommand(entropySignCommand())
   .addCommand(entropyProgramCommand())
-  .action(async (options: EntropyTuiOptions) => {
-    const { account, endpoint } = options
-    const entropy = await loadEntropy(account, endpoint)
-    launchTui(entropy, options)
+  .action(async (opts: EntropyTuiOptions) => {
+    const { account, endpoint } = opts
+    const entropy = account
+      ? await loadEntropy(account, endpoint)
+      : undefined
+    // NOTE: on initial startup you have no account
+    launchTui(entropy, opts)
   })
 
 program.parseAsync().then(() => {})
diff --git a/src/common/utils.ts b/src/common/utils.ts
index 419340ef..b4dbc7ea 100644
--- a/src/common/utils.ts
+++ b/src/common/utils.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function accountChoicesWithOther (accounts: EntropyAccountConfig[]) {
 }
 
 export function findAccountByAddressOrName (accounts: EntropyAccountConfig[], aliasOrAddress: string) {
-  if (!aliasOrAddress || !aliasOrAddress.length) throw Error('aliasOrAddress required')
+  if (!aliasOrAddress || !aliasOrAddress.length) throw Error('account name or address required')
 
   return (
     accounts.find(account => account.address === aliasOrAddress) ||
diff --git a/src/config/index.ts b/src/config/index.ts
index 2afa3287..4a6b7a23 100644
--- a/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/src/config/index.ts
@@ -67,9 +67,11 @@ export function getSync (configPath = CONFIG_PATH): EntropyConfig {
     const configBuffer = readFileSync(configPath, 'utf8')
     return deserialize(configBuffer)
   } catch (err) {
+    console.log('CODE', err.code)
     if (err.code !== 'ENOENT') throw err
 
     const newConfig = migrateData(allMigrations, {})
+    mkdirp.sync(dirname(configPath))
     writeFileSync(configPath, serialize(newConfig))
     return newConfig
   }
diff --git a/src/program/main.ts b/src/program/main.ts
index 65f0443e..95e8a903 100644
--- a/src/program/main.ts
+++ b/src/program/main.ts
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export class EntropyProgram extends EntropyBase {
     )
   }
 
-  async get (programPointer: string) {
+  async get (programPointer: string): Promise<any> {
     this.logger.debug(`program pointer: ${programPointer}`, `${FLOW_CONTEXT}::PROGRAM_PRESENCE_CHECK`);
     return this.entropy.programs.dev.getProgramInfo(programPointer)
   }