diff --git a/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts b/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts
index 3fe8a38..b1b7a8a 100644
--- a/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/obsidian-testing-framework/src/index.ts
@@ -55,10 +55,13 @@ function generateVaultConfig(vault: string) {
 	} else {
 		configLocation = path.join(`${process.env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME}`, "obsidian");
 		try {
-			mkdirSync(configLocation, {recursive: true})
-		} catch(e) {}
+			mkdirSync(configLocation, { recursive: true });
+		} catch (e) {}
 	}
 	const obsidianConfigFile = path.join(configLocation, "obsidian.json");
+	if (!existsSync(obsidianConfigFile)) {
+		writeFileSync(obsidianConfigFile, JSON.stringify({ vaults: {} }));
+	}
 	const json: {
 		vaults: {
 			[key: string]: {
@@ -90,12 +93,11 @@ const obsidianTestFixtures: Fixtures<ObsidianTestFixtures> = {
 			let uriArg = "";
 			if (vault) {
 				let id = generateVaultConfig(vault);
-				if(!!id) {
-					uriArg = `obsidian://open?vault=${encodeURIComponent(id)}`
+				if (!!id) {
+					uriArg = `obsidian://open?vault=${encodeURIComponent(id)}`;
 				}
 			}
 
-
 			const electronApp = await electron.launch({
 				timeout: 60000,
 				args: [getExe(), uriArg].filter((a) => !!a) as string[],