diff --git a/addons/mod_loader/api/profile.gd b/addons/mod_loader/api/profile.gd
index abac4287..8283f6de 100644
--- a/addons/mod_loader/api/profile.gd
+++ b/addons/mod_loader/api/profile.gd
@@ -187,6 +187,13 @@ static func get_all_as_array() -> Array:
 	return user_profiles
 
 
+# Returns true if the Mod User Profiles are initialized.
+# On the first execution of the game, user profiles might not yet be created.
+# Use this method to check if everything is ready to interact with the ModLoaderUserProfile API.
+static func is_initialized() -> bool:
+	return _ModLoaderFile.file_exists(FILE_PATH_USER_PROFILES)
+
+
 # Internal profile functions
 # =============================================================================
 
diff --git a/addons/mod_loader/mod_loader.gd b/addons/mod_loader/mod_loader.gd
index 29af8c5c..1f668564 100644
--- a/addons/mod_loader/mod_loader.gd
+++ b/addons/mod_loader/mod_loader.gd
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ func _init() -> void:
 		return
 
 	# Load user profiles into ModLoaderStore
-	var _success_user_profile_load := ModLoaderUserProfile._load()
+	if ModLoaderUserProfile.is_initialized():
+		var _success_user_profile_load := ModLoaderUserProfile._load()
 
 	_load_mods()
 
diff --git a/addons/mod_loader/resources/mod_data.gd b/addons/mod_loader/resources/mod_data.gd
index c7640e09..5c252f45 100644
--- a/addons/mod_loader/resources/mod_data.gd
+++ b/addons/mod_loader/resources/mod_data.gd
@@ -88,7 +88,10 @@ func load_configs() -> void:
 		_load_config(config_file_path)
 
 	# Set the current_config based on the user profile
-	current_config = ModLoaderConfig.get_current_config(dir_name)
+	if ModLoaderUserProfile.is_initialized():
+		current_config = ModLoaderConfig.get_current_config(dir_name)
+	else:
+		current_config = ModLoaderConfig.get_config(dir_name, ModLoaderConfig.DEFAULT_CONFIG_NAME)
 
 
 # Create a new ModConfig instance for each Config JSON and add it to the configs dictionary.