diff --git a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
index a9642887..f25c9e61 100644
--- a/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
+++ b/tubearchivist/home/src/ta/config.py
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ class AppConfig:
 
         # check for customizations
         if not redis_config:
+            config = self.get_config()
+            RedisArchivist().set_message("config", config)
             return
 
         needs_update = False