diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index bf51ad24..6aaeae1a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if config.Runtime.SaveConfig {
-		errS := config.Save(config.Runtime.ConfigPath)
-		if errS != nil {
+		if errS := config.Save(config.Runtime.ConfigPath); errS != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/settings/config.go b/pkg/settings/config.go
index 180fad72..4ddb6e2c 100644
--- a/pkg/settings/config.go
+++ b/pkg/settings/config.go
@@ -83,10 +83,8 @@ func (c *Configuration) Save(configPath string) error {
 	// https://github.com/Jguer/yay/issues/1325
 	marshalledinfo = append(marshalledinfo, '\n')
 	// https://github.com/Jguer/yay/issues/1399
-	// fix: unsaved config when yay's config path does not exist
-	_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Dir(configPath))
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) && err != nil {
-		if mkErr := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(configPath), 0761); mkErr != nil {
+	if _, err = os.Stat(filepath.Dir(configPath)); os.IsNotExist(err) && err != nil {
+		if mkErr := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(configPath), 0o755); mkErr != nil {
 			return mkErr
 		}
 	}