diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 110eb7f..dd01be8 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 
 [project.scripts]
 python-mommy-dev = "python_mommy_venv.__main__:development"
+python-mommy-generate-config = "python_mommy_venv.__main__:write_current_config"
 mommify-venv = "python_mommy_venv.__main__:mommify_venv"
 
 [build-system]
diff --git a/python_mommy_venv/__main__.py b/python_mommy_venv/__main__.py
index a4e802c..bb9db02 100644
--- a/python_mommy_venv/__main__.py
+++ b/python_mommy_venv/__main__.py
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 import stat
 
+import toml
+
 from . import get_response
 from .static import Situation
+from .config import CONFIG_FILES, CONFIG_DIRECTORY, generate_current_configuration
 
 
 def development():
@@ -11,9 +14,21 @@ def development():
     if len(sys.argv) > 1:
         s = sys.argv[1]
 
-
     print(get_response(Situation(s)))
 
+def write_current_config():
+    f = "python-mommy.toml"
+    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
+        f = sys.argv[1]
+
+    config_file = CONFIG_DIRECTORY / f
+    print(f"writing to: {config_file}")
+
+    data = toml.dumps(generate_current_configuration())
+    print(data)
+    with config_file.open("w") as f:
+        f.write(data)
+
 
 TEMPLATE = """#!{inner_bin}
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
diff --git a/python_mommy_venv/config.py b/python_mommy_venv/config.py
index 62b1a36..3025005 100644
--- a/python_mommy_venv/config.py
+++ b/python_mommy_venv/config.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from typing import Optional, List, Dict
+from typing import Optional, List, Dict, Union
 import os
 from os.path import expandvars
 from sys import platform
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ def _get_xdg_config_dir() -> Path:
     return default
 
 
-_CONFIG_DIRECTORY = _get_xdg_config_dir() / "mommy"
+CONFIG_DIRECTORY = _get_xdg_config_dir() / "mommy"
 CONFIG_FILES = [
-    _CONFIG_DIRECTORY / "python-mommy.toml",
-    _CONFIG_DIRECTORY / "mommy.toml",
+    CONFIG_DIRECTORY / "python-mommy.toml",
+    CONFIG_DIRECTORY / "mommy.toml",
 ]
 
 def load_config_file(config_file: Path) -> bool:
@@ -178,3 +178,16 @@ def get_template_values(mood: str) -> Dict[str, str]:
         result[key] = random.choice(value["defaults"])
 
     return result
+
+def generate_current_configuration() -> Dict[str, Union[str, List[str]]]:
+    global CONFIG
+    generated = {}
+
+    for key, definition in CONFIG.items():
+        value = definition["defaults"]
+        if len(value) == 1:
+            value = value[0]
+
+        generated[key] = value
+
+    return generated