diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 61791b8..4a0b383 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 v4.5.1
   * Fix gcalcli failing to run on python 3.10 if config file is present
+  * Fix `config edit` when missing config dir blowing up with FileNotFoundError
   * Fix bizarre SSL recursion errors by moving truststore init earlier
   * Fix redundant "Ignore and refresh" prompt from `init`
   * Adjust "when" value parsing to handle YYYY-MM-DD consistently
diff --git a/gcalcli/cli.py b/gcalcli/cli.py
index f9fbfda..d1db09b 100755
--- a/gcalcli/cli.py
+++ b/gcalcli/cli.py
@@ -341,9 +341,10 @@ def main():
             if parsed_args.subcommand == 'edit':
                 printer.msg(
                     f'Launching {utils.shorten_path(config_filepath)} in a '
-                    'text editor...'
+                    'text editor...\n'
                 )
                 if not config_filepath.exists():
+                    config_filepath.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
                     with open(config_filepath, 'w') as f:
                         f.write(EMPTY_CONFIG_TOML)
                 utils.launch_editor(config_filepath)