diff --git a/src/cmd/vpnUp.go b/src/cmd/vpnUp.go
index 04aa61aa..d84f168b 100644
--- a/src/cmd/vpnUp.go
+++ b/src/cmd/vpnUp.go
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/zeropsio/zcli/src/uxBlock"
 	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/wgctrl/wgtypes"
 
+	"github.com/zeropsio/zcli/src/uxBlock"
+
 	"github.com/zeropsio/zcli/src/cliStorage"
 	"github.com/zeropsio/zcli/src/cmd/scope"
 	"github.com/zeropsio/zcli/src/cmdBuilder"
@@ -92,13 +93,19 @@ func vpnUpCmd() *cmdBuilder.Cmd {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			f, err := file.Open(filePath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, fileMode)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
+			if err := func() error {
+				f, err := file.Open(filePath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, fileMode)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				defer f.Close()
 
-			err = wg.GenerateConfig(f, privateKey, vpnSettings)
-			if err != nil {
+				err = wg.GenerateConfig(f, privateKey, vpnSettings)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				return nil
+			}(); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/storage/exists.go b/src/storage/exists.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ca85b772..00000000
--- a/src/storage/exists.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-package storage
-
-import (
-	"os"
-)
-
-func FileExists(path string) (bool, error) {
-	f, err := os.Stat(path)
-	if err == nil && !f.IsDir() {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-	return false, err
-}
diff --git a/src/storage/handler.go b/src/storage/handler.go
index 2208a1d3..de047e6d 100644
--- a/src/storage/handler.go
+++ b/src/storage/handler.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -34,43 +35,34 @@ func New[T any](config Config) (*Handler[T], error) {
 }
 
 func (h *Handler[T]) load() error {
-	storageFileExists, err := FileExists(h.config.FilePath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithStack(err)
-	}
-	if !storageFileExists {
-		return nil
+	{
+		f, err := os.Stat(h.config.FilePath)
+		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
+		if f.Size() == 0 {
+			if err := os.Remove(h.config.FilePath); err != nil {
+				return errors.WithStack(err)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
 	}
 
-	f, err := file.Open(h.config.FilePath, os.O_RDONLY, h.config.FileMode)
+	f, err := os.Open(h.config.FilePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	// If the file is empty, set the default value and save it.
-	fi, err := f.Stat()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.WithStack(err)
-	}
-	if fi.Size() == 0 {
-		return h.Clear()
-	}
-
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&h.data); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithMessagef(err, i18n.T(i18n.UnableToDecodeJsonFile, h.config.FilePath))
 	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (h *Handler[T]) Clear() error {
-	h.lock.Lock()
-	defer h.lock.Unlock()
-	var data T
-	return h.save(data)
-}
-
 func (h *Handler[T]) Update(callback func(T) T) (T, error) {
 	h.lock.Lock()
 	defer h.lock.Unlock()
@@ -82,6 +74,9 @@ func (h *Handler[T]) save(data T) error {
 	h.data = data
 
 	if err := func() error {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(h.config.FilePath), 0755); err != nil {
+			return errors.WithStack(err)
+		}
 		f, err := file.Open(h.config.FilePath+".new", os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE|os.O_TRUNC, h.config.FileMode)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.WithStack(err)
@@ -95,6 +90,7 @@ func (h *Handler[T]) save(data T) error {
 	}(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	os.Remove(h.config.FilePath)
 	if err := os.Rename(h.config.FilePath+".new", h.config.FilePath); err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}