diff --git a/corrlib/initialization.py b/corrlib/initialization.py
index 37ab3e5..0b7be48 100644
--- a/corrlib/initialization.py
+++ b/corrlib/initialization.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ def _create_config(path: str, tracker: str, cached: bool) -> ConfigParser:
         'archive_path': 'archive',
         'toml_imports_path': 'toml_imports',
         'import_scripts_path': 'import_scripts',
+        'cache_path': '.cache',
     }
     return config