diff --git a/usr/local/bin/bastille b/usr/local/bin/bastille
index dd9cbb25..98cd52a1 100755
--- a/usr/local/bin/bastille
+++ b/usr/local/bin/bastille
@@ -32,10 +32,20 @@ PATH=${PATH}:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
 
 . /usr/local/share/bastille/common.sh
 
-## check for config existance
+## check for config existence
 bastille_conf_check() {
     if [ ! -r "/usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf" ]; then
-        error_exit "Missing Configuration"
+        warn "Configuration file not found. Do yu want to create it with default values? [y/N]"
+        read  answer
+            case "${answer}" in
+                [Nn][Oo]|[Nn]|"")
+                    error_exit "No configuration file has been generated. Exiting."
+                ;;
+                [Yy][Ee][Ss]|[Yy])
+                    cp /usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf.sample /usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf
+                    info "Configuration file has been generated. Continuing with default values"
+                ;;
+            esac
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/usr/local/share/bastille/setup.sh b/usr/local/share/bastille/setup.sh
index f6153e5b..b069ea32 100644
--- a/usr/local/share/bastille/setup.sh
+++ b/usr/local/share/bastille/setup.sh
@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@
 
 bastille_config="/usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf"
 . /usr/local/share/bastille/common.sh
-
-# TODO: This not going to take effect since Bastille checks the file
-# before running this subcommand. We will need to check an strategy.
-if [ ! -f "${bastille_config}" ]; then
-  cp /usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf.sample ${bastille_config}
-fi
-
 # shellcheck source=/usr/local/etc/bastille/bastille.conf
 . ${bastille_config}