diff --git a/install/config/git.sh b/install/config/git.sh
index 54bb4bdc..4864a29d 100755
--- a/install/config/git.sh
+++ b/install/config/git.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Ensure git settings live under ~/.config
+mkdir -p ~/.config/git
+touch ~/.config/git/config
+
 # Set common git aliases
 git config --global alias.co checkout
 git config --global alias.br branch