diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 356859708..875343d8d 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 yuzu emulator early access
 =============
 
-This is the source code for early-access 3987.
+This is the source code for early-access 3988.
 
 ## Legal Notice
 
diff --git a/src/frontend_common/config.cpp b/src/frontend_common/config.cpp
index a68a9cb4b..7474cb0f9 100755
--- a/src/frontend_common/config.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend_common/config.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ void Config::WriteToIni() const {
     fp = fopen(config_loc.c_str(), "wb");
 #endif
 
+    if (fp == nullptr) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Frontend, "Config file could not be saved!");
+        return;
+    }
+
     CSimpleIniA::FileWriter writer(fp);
     const SI_Error rc = config->Save(writer, false);
     if (rc < 0) {
@@ -91,6 +96,11 @@ void Config::SetUpIni() {
     }
 #endif
 
+    if (fp == nullptr) {
+        LOG_ERROR(Frontend, "Config file could not be loaded!");
+        return;
+    }
+
     if (SI_Error rc = config->LoadFile(fp); rc < 0) {
         LOG_ERROR(Frontend, "Config file could not be loaded!");
     }
@@ -332,8 +342,7 @@ void Config::ReadScreenshotValues() {
 
     ReadCategory(Settings::Category::Screenshots);
     FS::SetYuzuPath(FS::YuzuPath::ScreenshotsDir,
-                    ReadStringSetting(std::string("screenshot_path"),
-                                      FS::GetYuzuPathString(FS::YuzuPath::ScreenshotsDir)));
+                    ReadStringSetting(std::string("screenshot_path")));
 
     EndGroup();
 }