diff --git a/borgmatic/commands/convert_config.py b/borgmatic/commands/convert_config.py
index 5e61a7706..ca001e0ca 100644
--- a/borgmatic/commands/convert_config.py
+++ b/borgmatic/commands/convert_config.py
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ def main():  # pragma: no cover
             mode=source_config_file_mode,
         )
 
-        # TODO: As a backstop, check that the written config can actually be read and parsed, and
-        # that it matches the destination config data structure that was written.
-
         display_result(args)
     except (ValueError, OSError) as error:
         print(error, file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/borgmatic/config/generate.py b/borgmatic/config/generate.py
index 626747fd4..1a6d1a86e 100644
--- a/borgmatic/config/generate.py
+++ b/borgmatic/config/generate.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def write_configuration(config_filename, config, mode=0o600):
 
     try:
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(config_filename), mode=0o700)
-    except FileExistsError:
+    except (FileExistsError, FileNotFoundError):
         pass
 
     with open(config_filename, 'w') as config_file: