diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d4b6024..9ac0792 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -168,4 +168,5 @@ cython_debug/
 # Project
 cache
 data
-logs
\ No newline at end of file
+logs
+config.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9949438..cbf728c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ To make this bot run at first you need to have a Python interpreter, Photos API,
 
 6. Configure "bot" and "owner" with your favorite text editor:  
 
-    `nano config.json`  
-    You can edit with vim, nano, on Windows it's Notepad or Notepad++. Whatever.  
+    1. Copy file `config_example.json` to `config.json`
+    2. Open `config.json` using your favorite text editor. For example `nano config.json`, but you can edit with vim, nano, on Windows it's Notepad or Notepad++. Whatever
+    3. Change `"owner"`, `"bot.api_id"`, `"bot.api_hash"` and `"bot.bot_token"` keys' values.  
+
     If you don't know where to find bot_token and your id - here you can find some hints: [get bot token](https://www.siteguarding.com/en/how-to-get-telegram-bot-api-token), [get your id](https://www.alphr.com/telegram-find-user-id), [get api_hash and api_id](https://core.telegram.org/api/obtaining_api_id).  
 
 7. Configure database and API:  
diff --git a/config.json b/config_example.json
similarity index 100%
rename from config.json
rename to config_example.json
diff --git a/modules/default_config.json b/modules/default_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..692e452
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/default_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+{
+    "locale": "en",
+    "locale_log": "en",
+    "locale_fallback": "en",
+    "owner": 0,
+    "admins": [],
+    "bot": {
+        "api_id": 0,
+        "api_hash": "",
+        "bot_token": ""
+    },
+    "database": {
+        "user": null,
+        "password": null,
+        "host": "127.0.0.1",
+        "port": 27017,
+        "name": "tgposter"
+    },
+    "mode": {
+        "post": true,
+        "submit": true
+    },
+    "reports": {
+        "sent": false,
+        "error": true,
+        "startup": true,
+        "shutdown": true
+    },
+    "logging": {
+        "size": 512,
+        "location": "logs"
+    },
+    "locations": {
+        "tmp": "tmp",
+        "data": "data",
+        "cache": "cache",
+        "sent": "data/sent",
+        "queue": "data/queue",
+        "index": "data/index.json",
+        "locale": "locale"
+    },
+    "posting": {
+        "channel": 0,
+        "silent": false,
+        "move_sent": false,
+        "use_interval": false,
+        "interval": "1h30m",
+        "page_size": 300,
+        "submitted_caption": {
+            "enabled": true,
+            "ignore_admins": true,
+            "text": "#submitted"
+        },
+        "extensions": {
+            "photo": [
+                "jpg",
+                "png",
+                "gif",
+                "jpeg"
+            ],
+            "video": [
+                "mp4",
+                "avi",
+                "mkv",
+                "webm",
+                "mov"
+            ]
+        },
+        "time": [
+            "08:00",
+            "10:00",
+            "12:00",
+            "14:00",
+            "16:00",
+            "18:00",
+            "20:00",
+            "22:00"
+        ],
+        "api": {
+            "address": "http://localhost:8054",
+            "address_external": "https://photos.domain.com",
+            "username": "",
+            "password": "",
+            "album": ""
+        }
+    },
+    "caption": {
+        "enabled": false,
+        "link": null,
+        "text": [
+            "sample text"
+        ]
+    },
+    "submission": {
+        "timeout": 30,
+        "file_size": 15728640,
+        "tmp_size": 15728640,
+        "allow_duplicates": false,
+        "send_uploaded_id": false,
+        "require_confirmation": {
+            "users": true,
+            "admins": true
+        },
+        "mime_types": [
+            "image/png",
+            "image/gif",
+            "image/jpeg",
+            "video/mp4",
+            "video/quicktime"
+        ]
+    },
+    "commands": [
+        "start",
+        "rules"
+    ],
+    "commands_admin": [
+        "import",
+        "export",
+        "reboot"
+    ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/modules/utils.py b/modules/utils.py
index ab518d8..9c863f4 100644
--- a/modules/utils.py
+++ b/modules/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from os import kill
+from os import kill, path
 from os import name as osname
 from os import sep
 from sys import exit
@@ -73,9 +73,20 @@ def configGet(key: str, *args: str):
         * any: Value of provided key
     """
     this_dict = jsonLoad("config.json")
-    this_key = this_dict
-    for dict_key in args:
-        this_key = this_key[dict_key]
+    try:
+        this_key = this_dict
+        for dict_key in args:
+            this_key = this_key[dict_key]
+    except KeyError:
+        print(
+            f"Could not find config key '{key}' under path {args}: falling back to default config",
+            flush=True,
+        )
+        fallback_dict = jsonLoad(path.join("modules", "default_config.json"))
+        this_key = fallback_dict
+        for dict_key in args:
+            this_key = this_key[dict_key]
+        configSet(key, this_key[key], args)
     return this_key[key]