diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 7ee0c69..558e9af 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
     exe_mod.addImport("zgui", zgui.module("root"));
     exe_mod.addImport("bitjuggle", b.dependency("bitjuggle", .{}).module("bitjuggle"));
 
+    exe_mod.addAnonymousImport("example.toml", .{ .root_source_file = b.path("example.toml") });
+
     // This declares intent for the executable to be installed into the
     // install prefix when running `zig build` (i.e. when executing the default
     // step). By default the install prefix is `zig-out/` but can be overridden
diff --git a/src/config.zig b/src/config.zig
index 954623a..c888f1d 100644
--- a/src/config.zig
+++ b/src/config.zig
@@ -61,4 +61,5 @@ pub fn load(allocator: Allocator, file_path: []const u8) !void {
 
     // FIXME(2025-09-22): re-enable
     // state = try tomlz.parser.decode(Config, allocator, contents);
+    state = .{};
 }
diff --git a/src/main.zig b/src/main.zig
index e891ab6..51da1ac 100644
--- a/src/main.zig
+++ b/src/main.zig
@@ -197,9 +197,7 @@ fn configFilePath(allocator: Allocator, config_path: []const u8) ![]const u8 {
         const config_file = std.fs.createFileAbsolute(path, .{}) catch |err| exitln("failed to create \"{s}\": {}", .{ path, err });
         defer config_file.close();
 
-        // FIXME(2025-09-22): re-enable
-        // try config_file.writeAll(@embedFile("example.toml"));
-        try config_file.writeAll("");
+        try config_file.writeAll(@embedFile("example.toml"));
     };
 
     return path;