diff --git a/lib/initiate.bash b/lib/initiate.bash
index 974769a..66464e5 100644
--- a/lib/initiate.bash
+++ b/lib/initiate.bash
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ function ghostty_global_config {
   build_associative_user_homes
   for user in "${!USER_HOMES[@]}"; do
     local user_home="${USER_HOMES[$user]}"
+    if [[ ! -d "$user_home" ]]; then
+      >&2 echo "WARNING: home directory: $user_home missing for user: $user! bypassing..."
+      continue
+    fi
     local user_ghostty_config="$user_home"/.config/ghostty/config.ghostty
     if [[ ! -f "$user_ghostty_config" ]]; then
       sudo -u "$user" -- mkdir -p "$user_home"/.config/ghostty