diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/app_state.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/app_state.rs
index b17963b8..0e1ff9f8 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/src/app_state.rs
+++ b/backend/sync_server/src/app_state.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ pub struct AppState {
 
 impl AppState {
     pub async fn try_new() -> Result<Self> {
-        let path = std::path::Path::new(CONFIG_PATH).canonicalize()?;
+        let path = std::path::Path::new(CONFIG_PATH);
 
-        let config = Config::read(&path).await?;
+        let config = Config::read_or_create(path).await?;
         let database = Database::try_new(&config.database).await?;
 
         Ok(Self { config, database })
diff --git a/backend/sync_server/src/config.rs b/backend/sync_server/src/config.rs
index 8ecbc23e..0aa7ae92 100644
--- a/backend/sync_server/src/config.rs
+++ b/backend/sync_server/src/config.rs
@@ -23,14 +23,20 @@ pub struct Config {
 }
 
 impl Config {
-    pub async fn read(path: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
+    pub async fn read_or_create(path: &Path) -> Result<Self> {
         if path.exists() {
-            info!("Loading configuration from {path:?}");
+            info!(
+                "Loading configuration from {:?}",
+                path.canonicalize().unwrap()
+            );
             Self::load_from_file(path).await
         } else {
-            warn!("Configuration file not found, writing default configuration to {path:?}");
             let config = Config::default();
             config.write(path).await?;
+            warn!(
+                "Configuration file not found, wrote default configuration to {:?}",
+                path.canonicalize().unwrap()
+            );
             Ok(config)
         }
     }