diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 5e1fd86..583f7c5 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [bumpversion]
-current_version = 0.8.0
+current_version = 0.8.1
 commit = True
 tag = False
 parse = ^
diff --git a/fichub_cli/__init__.py b/fichub_cli/__init__.py
index 777f190..8088f75 100644
--- a/fichub_cli/__init__.py
+++ b/fichub_cli/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-__version__ = "0.8.0"
+__version__ = "0.8.1"
diff --git a/fichub_cli/cli.py b/fichub_cli/cli.py
index 231d0db..01a2ca6 100644
--- a/fichub_cli/cli.py
+++ b/fichub_cli/cli.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import os
+import json
 from platformdirs import PlatformDirs
 import typer
 import sys
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
 
 from .utils.fetch_data import FetchData
 from .utils.processing import get_format_type, out_dir_exists_check, \
-    appdir_exists_check, appdir_builder, appdir_config_info, check_cli_outdated
+     appdir_builder, appdir_config_info, check_cli_outdated
 from fichub_cli import __version__
 
 init(autoreset=True)  # colorama init
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@
 for plugin in discovered_plugins.values():
     app.add_typer(plugin.app)
 
-# check if app directory exists, if not, create it
-appdir_exists_check(app_dirs)
+# build/update the app directory & the config file
+appdir_builder(app_dirs)
 
 # check if the cli is outdated
 check_cli_outdated("fichub-cli", __version__)
@@ -112,10 +113,10 @@ def default(
 
     if config_init:
         # initialize/overwrite the config files
-        appdir_builder(app_dirs)
+        appdir_builder(app_dirs, True)
 
     if config_info:
-        # overwrite the config files
+        # show the config files and info
         appdir_config_info(app_dirs)
 
     # Check if the output directory exists if input is given
@@ -195,10 +196,19 @@ def default(
                 " in the current directory!" + Style.RESET_ALL)
 
         if os.path.exists("output.log"):
-            rm_output_log = typer.confirm(
-                Fore.BLUE+"Delete the output.log?", abort=False, show_default=True)
-            if rm_output_log is True:
+            with open(os.path.join(app_dirs.user_data_dir, "config.json"), 'r') as f:
+                config = json.load(f)
+            
+            if config["delete_output_log"] == "":
+                rm_output_log = typer.confirm(
+                    Fore.BLUE+"Delete the output.log?", abort=False, show_default=True)
+                if rm_output_log is True:
+                    os.remove("output.log")
+            elif config["delete_output_log"] == "true":
                 os.remove("output.log")
+            elif config["delete_output_log"] == "false":
+                pass
+
 
         sys.exit(fic.exit_status)
 
diff --git a/fichub_cli/utils/processing.py b/fichub_cli/utils/processing.py
index b1ff8bb..8d69227 100644
--- a/fichub_cli/utils/processing.py
+++ b/fichub_cli/utils/processing.py
@@ -154,17 +154,39 @@ def out_dir_exists_check(out_dir):
             os.makedirs(out_dir)
 
 
-def appdir_builder(app_dirs):
-    tqdm.write(
-        f"Creating App directory: {app_dirs.user_data_dir}")
+def appdir_builder(app_dirs, show_output = False):
+
+    if show_output:
+        tqdm.write(
+            f"Creating App directory: {app_dirs.user_data_dir}")
     os.makedirs(app_dirs.user_data_dir, exist_ok=True)
 
-    tqdm.write(
-        f"Building the config file: {os.path.join(app_dirs.user_data_dir, 'config.json')}")
-    config = {'db_up_time_format': r'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z',
-              'fic_up_time_format':  r'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S'}
-    with open(os.path.join(app_dirs.user_data_dir, "config.json"), 'w') as f:
-        json.dump(config, f)
+    config_file = os.path.join(app_dirs.user_data_dir, 'config.json')
+    base_config= {'db_up_time_format': r'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S%z',
+                'fic_up_time_format':  r'%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S',
+                'delete_output_log': ''}
+
+    if os.path.exists(config_file):
+        if show_output:
+            tqdm.write(
+                f"Existing config file found: {config_file}. Updating with new config if its outdated!")
+        with open(os.path.join(app_dirs.user_data_dir, "config.json"), 'r') as f:
+            existing_config = json.load(f)
+            for key, value in base_config.items():
+                if key not in existing_config:
+                    existing_config[key]=value
+        
+        # Update the existing config file
+        with open(os.path.join(app_dirs.user_data_dir, "config.json"), 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(existing_config, f)
+
+    else: 
+        if show_output:
+            tqdm.write(
+                f"Building the config file: {config_file}")
+        
+        with open(os.path.join(app_dirs.user_data_dir, "config.json"), 'w') as f:
+            json.dump(base_config, f)
 
 
 def appdir_exists_check(app_dirs):
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0e7062b..0e5c0a9 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     description="A CLI for the fichub.net API",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    version="0.8.0",
+    version="0.8.1",
     license='Apache License',
     url="https://github.com/FicHub/fichub-cli",
     packages=find_packages(include=['fichub_cli', 'fichub_cli.*']),
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index be315db..3bcc9f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -61,4 +61,4 @@ def test_cli_version():
 
     assert not result.exception
     assert result.exit_code == 0
-    assert result.output.strip() == 'fichub-cli: v0.8.0'
+    assert result.output.strip() == 'fichub-cli: v0.8.1'