diff --git a/src/internal/users/users.go b/src/internal/users/users.go
index 30b7d25..80aa56b 100644
--- a/src/internal/users/users.go
+++ b/src/internal/users/users.go
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (u *User) SetConfig(key string, v interface{}) error {
 
 // NewConfig creates a new empty config
 func (u *User) NewConfig() error {
-	var configMap map[string]*json.RawMessage
+	configMap := make(map[string]*json.RawMessage)
 	b, err := json.Marshal(configMap)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err