diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ece380a4..64738a0c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
 ## [0.8.2]
+### Improvements
+- Flatpak:
+    - configuration file ( **flatpak.yml** ) will be created during the initialization ( on 0.8.1 it would only be created during the first app installation )
 ### Fixes
 - AUR:
     - not treating **makedepends** as a list during dependency checking ( **anbox-git** installation was crashing )
diff --git a/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py b/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
index f97fe971..c88d7023 100644
--- a/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
+++ b/bauh/gems/flatpak/controller.py
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class FlatpakManager(SoftwareManager):
         return action == 'downgrade' and pkg.installation == 'system'
 
     def prepare(self):
-        pass
+        Thread(target=read_config, daemon=True).start()
 
     def list_updates(self, internet_available: bool) -> List[PackageUpdate]:
         updates = []