diff --git a/cmd/browse.go b/cmd/browse.go
index aef4aa2..fcb1bf4 100644
--- a/cmd/browse.go
+++ b/cmd/browse.go
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ import (
 func Browse(cliInput string) {
 
 	userOS, userArch, _, systemInfo, err := stew.Initialize()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
+	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
 
 	sp := constants.LoadingSpinner
 
diff --git a/cmd/config.go b/cmd/config.go
index 6b86da3..2b98696 100644
--- a/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/config.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 
 	"github.com/marwanhawari/stew/constants"
 	stew "github.com/marwanhawari/stew/lib"
@@ -10,28 +11,32 @@ import (
 
 func Config() {
 
-	userOS, _, stewConfig, _, err := stew.Initialize()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
-
+	userOS := runtime.GOOS
 	stewConfigFilePath, err := stew.GetStewConfigFilePath(userOS)
 	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
+	configExists, err := stew.PathExists(stewConfigFilePath)
+	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
 
-	inputStewPath, err := stew.PromptInput("Set the stewPath. This will contain all stew data other than the binaries.", stewConfig.StewPath)
+	if !configExists {
+		_, err := stew.NewStewConfig(userOS)
+		stew.CatchAndExit(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	defaultStewPath, err := stew.GetDefaultStewPath(userOS)
 	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
-	inputStewBinPath, err := stew.PromptInput("Set the stewBinPath. This is where the binaries will be installed by stew.", stewConfig.StewBinPath)
+	defaultStewBinPath, err := stew.GetDefaultStewBinPath(userOS)
 	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
 
-	fullStewPath, err := stew.ResolveTilde(inputStewPath)
-	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
-	fullStewBinPath, err := stew.ResolveTilde(inputStewBinPath)
+	newStewPath, newStewBinPath, err := stew.PromptConfig(defaultStewPath, defaultStewBinPath)
 	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
 
-	newStewConfig := stew.StewConfig{StewPath: fullStewPath, StewBinPath: fullStewBinPath}
+	newStewConfig := stew.StewConfig{StewPath: newStewPath, StewBinPath: newStewBinPath}
 	err = stew.WriteStewConfigJSON(newStewConfig, stewConfigFilePath)
 	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
 
 	fmt.Printf("📄 Updated %v\n", constants.GreenColor(stewConfigFilePath))
+
+	pathVariable := os.Getenv("PATH")
+	stew.ValidateStewBinPath(newStewBinPath, pathVariable)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/install.go b/cmd/install.go
index 137d4ac..a4eea48 100644
--- a/cmd/install.go
+++ b/cmd/install.go
@@ -15,10 +15,7 @@ func Install(cliInputs []string) {
 	var err error
 
 	userOS, userArch, _, systemInfo, err := stew.Initialize()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
+	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
 
 	for _, cliInput := range cliInputs {
 		if strings.Contains(cliInput, "Stewfile") {
diff --git a/cmd/list.go b/cmd/list.go
index 7490bce..5f22632 100644
--- a/cmd/list.go
+++ b/cmd/list.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 
 	stew "github.com/marwanhawari/stew/lib"
 )
@@ -11,10 +10,7 @@ import (
 func List(cliTagsFlag bool, cliAssetsFlag bool) {
 
 	userOS, userArch, _, systemInfo, err := stew.Initialize()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
+	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
 
 	stewLockFilePath := systemInfo.StewLockFilePath
 
diff --git a/cmd/rename.go b/cmd/rename.go
index 7f91e9a..8f2928a 100644
--- a/cmd/rename.go
+++ b/cmd/rename.go
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ import (
 func Rename(cliInput string) {
 
 	userOS, userArch, _, systemInfo, err := stew.Initialize()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
+	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
 
 	err = stew.ValidateCLIInput(cliInput)
 	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
diff --git a/cmd/uninstall.go b/cmd/uninstall.go
index 9dd2f42..37e6d2d 100644
--- a/cmd/uninstall.go
+++ b/cmd/uninstall.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"os"
 
 	"github.com/marwanhawari/stew/constants"
 	stew "github.com/marwanhawari/stew/lib"
@@ -12,10 +11,7 @@ import (
 func Uninstall(cliFlag bool, binaryName string) {
 
 	userOS, userArch, _, systemInfo, err := stew.Initialize()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
+	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
 
 	if cliFlag && binaryName != "" {
 		stew.CatchAndExit(stew.CLIFlagAndInputError{})
diff --git a/cmd/upgrade.go b/cmd/upgrade.go
index fecaefc..6c4e76e 100644
--- a/cmd/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/upgrade.go
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ import (
 func Upgrade(cliFlag bool, binaryName string) {
 
 	userOS, userArch, _, systemInfo, err := stew.Initialize()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err)
-		os.Exit(1)
-	}
+	stew.CatchAndExit(err)
 
 	if cliFlag && binaryName != "" {
 		stew.CatchAndExit(stew.CLIFlagAndInputError{})
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index b5dfd9e..50339b9 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ os=""
 arch=""
 exe=""
 defaultStewPath=""
+defaultStewBinPath=""
 configPath=""
 
 # Detect os
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ case "$(uname -s)" in
             defaultStewPath="$XDG_DATA_HOME/stew"
         fi
 
+        defaultStewBinPath="$HOME/.local/bin"
+
         if [ -z "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" ]
         then
             configPath="$HOME/.config/stew"
@@ -39,6 +42,8 @@ case "$(uname -s)" in
             defaultStewPath="$XDG_DATA_HOME/stew"
         fi
 
+        defaultStewBinPath="$HOME/.local/bin"
+
         if [ -z "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" ]
         then
             configPath="$HOME/.config/stew"
@@ -50,6 +55,7 @@ case "$(uname -s)" in
         os="windows"
         exe=".exe"
         defaultStewPath="$HOME/AppData/Local/stew"
+        defaultStewBinPath="$HOME/AppData/Local/stew/bin"
         configPath="$HOME/AppData/Local/stew/Config"
         ;;
 esac
@@ -97,10 +103,10 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
-read -r -t 60 -p "Set the stewBinPath. This is where the binaries will be installed by stew. (${defaultStewPath}/bin): " stewBinPathInput
+read -r -t 60 -p "Set the stewBinPath. This is where the binaries will be installed by stew. (${defaultStewBinPath}): " stewBinPathInput
 if [ -z "$stewBinPathInput" ]
 then
-    stewBinPath="${defaultStewPath}/bin"
+    stewBinPath="${defaultStewBinPath}"
 else
     stewBinPath="${stewBinPathInput/#~/$HOME}"
     stewBinPath="${stewBinPath/#\$HOME/$HOME}"
@@ -111,7 +117,6 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
-mkdir -p "${stewPath}/bin"
 mkdir -p "${stewPath}/pkg"
 mkdir -p "${stewBinPath}"
 mkdir -p "${configPath}"
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@ mkdir -p "${configPath}"
 echo "{
 	\"stewPath\": \"${stewPath}\",
 	\"stewBinPath\": \"${stewBinPath}\"
-}" > "${configPath}/config.json"
+}" > "${configPath}/stew.config.json"
 
 # 2. Download the stew binary
 curl -o "${stewBinPath}/stew${exe}" -fsSL https://github.com/marwanhawari/stew/releases/latest/download/stew-${os}-${arch}${exe}
diff --git a/lib/config.go b/lib/config.go
index ea20078..07a52c0 100644
--- a/lib/config.go
+++ b/lib/config.go
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ package stew
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/marwanhawari/stew/constants"
 )
 
 // GetDefaultStewPath will return the default path to the top-level stew directory
@@ -46,13 +50,8 @@ func GetDefaultStewBinPath(userOS string) (string, error) {
 	case "windows":
 		stewBinPath = filepath.Join(homeDir, "AppData", "Local", "stew", "bin")
 	default:
-		xdgDataHomePath := os.Getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME")
-		if xdgDataHomePath == "" {
-			stewBinPath = filepath.Join(homeDir, ".local", "share", "stew", "bin")
-		} else {
-			stewBinPath = filepath.Join(xdgDataHomePath, "stew", "bin")
+		stewBinPath = filepath.Join(homeDir, ".local", "bin")
 
-		}
 	}
 
 	return stewBinPath, nil
@@ -69,13 +68,13 @@ func GetStewConfigFilePath(userOS string) (string, error) {
 	var stewConfigFilePath string
 	switch userOS {
 	case "windows":
-		stewConfigFilePath = filepath.Join(homeDir, "AppData", "Local", "stew", "Config", "config.json")
+		stewConfigFilePath = filepath.Join(homeDir, "AppData", "Local", "stew", "Config", "stew.config.json")
 	default:
 		xdgConfigHomePath := os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
 		if xdgConfigHomePath == "" {
-			stewConfigFilePath = filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "stew", "config.json")
+			stewConfigFilePath = filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config", "stew", "stew.config.json")
 		} else {
-			stewConfigFilePath = filepath.Join(xdgConfigHomePath, "stew", "config.json")
+			stewConfigFilePath = filepath.Join(xdgConfigHomePath, "stew", "stew.config.json")
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -146,16 +145,27 @@ func NewStewConfig(userOS string) (StewConfig, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return StewConfig{}, err
 		}
-	}
 
-	if stewConfig.StewPath == "" {
-		stewConfig.StewPath = defaultStewPath
-	}
+		if stewConfig.StewPath == "" {
+			stewConfig.StewPath = defaultStewPath
+		}
 
-	if stewConfig.StewBinPath == "" {
-		stewConfig.StewBinPath = defaultStewBinPath
+		if stewConfig.StewBinPath == "" {
+			stewConfig.StewBinPath = defaultStewBinPath
+		}
+	} else {
+		selectedStewPath, selectedStewBinPath, err := PromptConfig(defaultStewPath, defaultStewBinPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return StewConfig{}, err
+		}
+		stewConfig.StewPath = selectedStewPath
+		stewConfig.StewBinPath = selectedStewBinPath
+		fmt.Printf("📄 Updated %v\n", constants.GreenColor(stewConfigFilePath))
 	}
 
+	pathVariable := os.Getenv("PATH")
+	ValidateStewBinPath(stewConfig.StewBinPath, pathVariable)
+
 	err = createStewDirsAndFiles(stewConfig, stewConfigFilePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return StewConfig{}, err
@@ -171,10 +181,6 @@ func createStewDirsAndFiles(stewConfig StewConfig, stewConfigFilePath string) er
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(stewConfig.StewPath, "bin"), 0755)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	err = os.MkdirAll(filepath.Join(stewConfig.StewPath, "pkg"), 0755)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -229,3 +235,36 @@ func Initialize() (string, string, StewConfig, SystemInfo, error) {
 
 	return userOS, userArch, stewConfig, systemInfo, nil
 }
+
+// PromptConfig launches an interactive UI for setting the stew config values. It returns the resolved stewPath and stewBinPath.
+func PromptConfig(suggestedStewPath, suggestedStewBinPath string) (string, string, error) {
+	inputStewPath, err := PromptInput("Set the stewPath. This will contain all stew data other than the binaries.", suggestedStewPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+	inputStewBinPath, err := PromptInput("Set the stewBinPath. This is where the binaries will be installed by stew.", suggestedStewBinPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+
+	fullStewPath, err := ResolvePath(inputStewPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+	fullStewBinPath, err := ResolvePath(inputStewBinPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", err
+	}
+
+	return fullStewPath, fullStewBinPath, nil
+}
+
+func ValidateStewBinPath(stewBinPath, pathVariable string) bool {
+	if !strings.Contains(pathVariable, stewBinPath) {
+		fmt.Printf("%v The stewBinPath %v is not in your PATH variable.\nYou need to add %v to PATH.\n", constants.YellowColor("WARNING:"), constants.YellowColor(stewBinPath), constants.YellowColor(stewBinPath))
+		fmt.Printf("Add the following line to your ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc file then start a new terminal session:\n\nexport PATH=\"%v:$PATH\"\n\n", stewBinPath)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
diff --git a/lib/util.go b/lib/util.go
index ad08a4d..e4084a5 100644
--- a/lib/util.go
+++ b/lib/util.go
@@ -378,16 +378,33 @@ func PromptRenameBinary(originalBinaryName string) (string, error) {
 	return renamedBinaryName, nil
 }
 
-// ResolveTilde will resolve the full path for an input path beginning with ~
-func ResolveTilde(filePath string) (string, error) {
-	if strings.HasPrefix(filePath, "~") {
+// ResolvePath will resolve the full path for an input path
+func ResolvePath(filePath string) (string, error) {
+	var resolvedPath string
+	var err error
+	resolvedPath = filePath
+
+	resolvedPath = strings.ReplaceAll(resolvedPath, "\"", "")
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(resolvedPath, "~") {
 		homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
 
-		return filepath.Join(homeDir, filePath[2:]), nil
+		resolvedPath = filepath.Join(homeDir, strings.TrimLeft(resolvedPath, "~"))
+	}
+
+	resolvedPath = os.ExpandEnv(resolvedPath)
+
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(resolvedPath) {
+		resolvedPath, err = filepath.Abs(resolvedPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
 	}
 
-	return filePath, nil
+	resolvedPath = strings.TrimRight(resolvedPath, "/")
+
+	return resolvedPath, nil
 }