diff --git a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/config.rs b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/config.rs
index ea925ca59..acd04c062 100644
--- a/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/config.rs
+++ b/cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/it/config.rs
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ fn ls(sandbox: &TestEnv) -> Vec<String> {
         .collect::<Vec<_>>()
 }
 
-pub const NETWORKS: &str = "\
-local
+pub const NETWORKS: &str = r#"local
 futurenet
 mainnet
 testnet
-";
+"#;
 
 #[test]
 fn set_and_remove_network() {
diff --git a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/mod.rs b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/mod.rs
index 1465ed4b4..499896437 100644
--- a/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/mod.rs
+++ b/cmd/soroban-cli/src/config/mod.rs
@@ -195,12 +195,8 @@ impl Config {
     pub fn save(&self) -> Result<(), locator::Error> {
         let toml_string = toml::to_string(&self)?;
         let path = locator::config_file()?;
-        let parent = path.parent();
-        if let Some(parent) = parent {
-            fs::create_dir_all(parent)?;
-        }
         // Depending on the platform, this function may fail if the full directory path does not exist
-        let mut file = File::create(path)?;
+        let mut file = File::create(locator::ensure_directory(path)?)?;
         file.write_all(toml_string.as_bytes())?;
 
         Ok(())