diff --git a/iosfu/backup.py b/iosfu/backup.py
index 049d8ff..f34ce82 100644
--- a/iosfu/backup.py
+++ b/iosfu/backup.py
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
+from __future__ import with_statement
+
 from os import listdir
 from os.path import join as join_paths, basename, isdir, isfile
 from plistlib import readPlist
 
 from biplist import readPlist as readBinaryPlist
 
-from .conf import BACKUPS_PATH
+from .conf import BACKUPS_PATH, BACKUP_DEFAULT_SETTINGS
 from iosfu import utils
 
 
@@ -84,14 +86,10 @@ class Backup(object):
     def read_data_file(self):
         try:
             handler = open(self._data_file)
-        except FileNotFoundError:
+        except (OSError, IOError):
+            # Create default config file if non-existant
             handler = open(self._data_file, 'w+')
-            # Initial data
-            data = {
-                "id": self.id,
-                "cache": {}
-            }
-            handler.write(utils.serialize(data))
+            handler.write(utils.serialize(BACKUP_DEFAULT_SETTINGS))
             handler.seek(0)
         finally:
             with handler as f:
diff --git a/iosfu/conf.py b/iosfu/conf.py
index ebe0318..27887ca 100644
--- a/iosfu/conf.py
+++ b/iosfu/conf.py
@@ -7,3 +7,9 @@ ROOT_PATH = getcwd()
 
 # Backups folder name
 BACKUPS_PATH = join_paths(ROOT_PATH, '_backups')
+
+# Backup default settings
+BACKUP_DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
+    "cache.enabled": False,
+    "cache": {}
+}
diff --git a/iosfu/utils.py b/iosfu/utils.py
index 18a0c8e..aee6b6d 100644
--- a/iosfu/utils.py
+++ b/iosfu/utils.py
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import json
 
 class IOSFUEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
     def default(self, obj):
-        
         # DATETIME -> TIMESTAMP
-        if isinstance(obj, datetime.datetime):
+        if isinstance(obj, datetime):
             return "timestamp:{}".format(obj.timestamp())
 
         # Let the base class default method raise the TypeError
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ def slugify(string):
 
 
 def serialize(dictionary):
-    return json.dumps(dictionary, indent=4 * ' ', cls=IOSFUEncoder)
+    return json.dumps(dictionary, indent=4, cls=IOSFUEncoder)
 
 
 def deserialize(string):