diff --git a/cmd/config-migrate_test.go b/cmd/config-migrate_test.go
index c7760a01e..4da55ac73 100644
--- a/cmd/config-migrate_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config-migrate_test.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func TestServerConfigMigrateV1(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Initialize server config and check again if everything is fine
-	if err := initConfig(); err != nil {
+	if _, err := initConfig(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to initialize from updated config file %s", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ func TestServerConfigMigrateV2toV9(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Initialize server config and check again if everything is fine
-	if err := initConfig(); err != nil {
+	if _, err := initConfig(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to initialize from updated config file %s", err)
 	}
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func TestServerConfigMigrateV2toV9(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Initialize server config and check again if everything is fine
-	if err := initConfig(); err != nil {
+	if _, err := initConfig(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to initialize from updated config file %s", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/config-v9.go b/cmd/config-v9.go
index 0e9691438..f462641c9 100644
--- a/cmd/config-v9.go
+++ b/cmd/config-v9.go
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ type serverConfigV9 struct {
 	rwMutex *sync.RWMutex
 }
 
-// initConfig - initialize server config. config version (called only once).
-func initConfig() error {
+// initConfig - initialize server config and indicate if we are creating a new file or we are just loading
+func initConfig() (bool, error) {
 	if !isConfigFileExists() {
 		// Initialize server config.
 		srvCfg := &serverConfigV9{}
@@ -73,38 +73,38 @@ func initConfig() error {
 		// Create config path.
 		err := createConfigPath()
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return false, err
 		}
 
 		// Save the new config globally.
 		serverConfig = srvCfg
 
 		// Save config into file.
-		return serverConfig.Save()
+		return true, serverConfig.Save()
 	}
 	configFile, err := getConfigFile()
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 	if _, err = os.Stat(configFile); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 	srvCfg := &serverConfigV9{}
 	srvCfg.Version = globalMinioConfigVersion
 	srvCfg.rwMutex = &sync.RWMutex{}
 	qc, err := quick.New(srvCfg)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 	if err := qc.Load(configFile); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return false, err
 	}
 	// Save the loaded config globally.
 	serverConfig = srvCfg
 	// Set the version properly after the unmarshalled json is loaded.
 	serverConfig.Version = globalMinioConfigVersion
 
-	return nil
+	return false, nil
 }
 
 // serverConfig server config.
diff --git a/cmd/config-v7_test.go b/cmd/config-v9_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from cmd/config-v7_test.go
rename to cmd/config-v9_test.go
index 4eecfde05..651529f5d 100644
--- a/cmd/config-v7_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config-v9_test.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func TestServerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	setGlobalConfigPath(rootPath)
 
 	// Initialize server config.
-	if err := initConfig(); err != nil {
+	if _, err := initConfig(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to initialize from updated config file %s", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 7a2c770e5..d0eac02be 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -171,8 +171,11 @@ func Main() {
 		migrate()
 
 		// Initialize config.
-		err := initConfig()
+		configCreated, err := initConfig()
 		fatalIf(err, "Unable to initialize minio config.")
+		if configCreated {
+			console.Println("Created minio configuration file at " + mustGetConfigPath())
+		}
 
 		// Fetch access keys from environment variables and update the config.
 		accessKey := os.Getenv("MINIO_ACCESS_KEY")
diff --git a/cmd/signature-jwt_test.go b/cmd/signature-jwt_test.go
index ed30dcd47..3e72d5c52 100644
--- a/cmd/signature-jwt_test.go
+++ b/cmd/signature-jwt_test.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestNewJWT(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
 		setGlobalConfigPath(testCase.dirPath)
 		if testCase.init {
-			if err := initConfig(); err != nil {
+			if _, err := initConfig(); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unable initialize config file, %s", err)
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/signature-v2_test.go b/cmd/signature-v2_test.go
index 24c8a8d24..39f0557bc 100644
--- a/cmd/signature-v2_test.go
+++ b/cmd/signature-v2_test.go
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func TestDoesPresignedV2SignatureMatch(t *testing.T) {
 // TestValidateV2AuthHeader - Tests validate the logic of V2 Authorization header validator.
 func TestValidateV2AuthHeader(t *testing.T) {
 	// Initialize server config.
-	if err := initConfig(); err != nil {
+	if _, err := initConfig(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func TestValidateV2AuthHeader(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDoesPolicySignatureV2Match(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := initConfig(); err != nil {
+	if _, err := initConfig(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/test-utils_test.go b/cmd/test-utils_test.go
index 020f36b93..2950d1216 100644
--- a/cmd/test-utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/test-utils_test.go
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ func newTestConfig(bucketLocation string) (rootPath string, err error) {
 	setGlobalConfigPath(rootPath)
 
 	// Initialize server config.
-	if err = initConfig(); err != nil {
+	if _, err = initConfig(); err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}