diff --git a/jrnl/config.py b/jrnl/config.py
index c8d5902c..aed17200 100644
--- a/jrnl/config.py
+++ b/jrnl/config.py
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def get_config_path():
 def get_default_config():
     return {
         "version": __version__,
-        "journals": {"default": get_default_journal_path()},
+        "journals": {"default": {"journal": get_default_journal_path()}},
         "editor": os.getenv("VISUAL") or os.getenv("EDITOR") or "",
         "encrypt": False,
         "template": False,
diff --git a/jrnl/install.py b/jrnl/install.py
index a4797dc7..b20685f0 100644
--- a/jrnl/install.py
+++ b/jrnl/install.py
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ def install():
     )
     journal_path = absolute_path(user_given_path or default_journal_path)
     default_config = get_default_config()
-    default_config["journals"][DEFAULT_JOURNAL_KEY] = journal_path
+    default_config["journals"][DEFAULT_JOURNAL_KEY]["journal"] = journal_path
 
     # If the folder doesn't exist, create it
-    path = os.path.split(default_config["journals"][DEFAULT_JOURNAL_KEY])[0]
+    path = os.path.split(journal_path)[0]
     try:
         os.makedirs(path)
     except OSError:
diff --git a/tests/lib/then_steps.py b/tests/lib/then_steps.py
index cb7e9766..61916262 100644
--- a/tests/lib/then_steps.py
+++ b/tests/lib/then_steps.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def output_should_be_columns_wide(cli_run, width):
     )
 )
 def default_journal_location(journal_file, journal_dir, config_on_disk, temp_dir):
-    default_journal_path = config_on_disk["journals"]["default"]
+    default_journal_path = config_on_disk["journals"]["default"]["journal"]
     expected_journal_path = (
         os.path.join(temp_dir.name, journal_file)
         if journal_dir == "."