diff --git a/autogen.sh b/autogen.sh
index aea4441..d2d6426 100755
--- a/autogen.sh
+++ b/autogen.sh
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ CONFIGDIR=$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cava
 if [ -z "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" ]; then CONFIGDIR=$HOME/.config/cava; fi
 
 mkdir -p "$CONFIGDIR"
-cp -n example_files/config "$CONFIGDIR"/config
+[ -f "$CONFIGDIR"/config ] || cp example_files/config "$CONFIGDIR"/config