diff --git a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Startup/ChocolateyGuiModule.cs b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Startup/ChocolateyGuiModule.cs
index 75e14cfd1..d3beb95b3 100644
--- a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Startup/ChocolateyGuiModule.cs
+++ b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Startup/ChocolateyGuiModule.cs
@@ -111,11 +111,30 @@ protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder)
             {
                 var userDatabase = new LiteDatabase($"filename={Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.LocalAppDataPath, "data.db")};upgrade=true");
 
-                LiteDatabase globalDatabase = null;
-
-                globalDatabase = Hacks.IsElevated
-                    ? new LiteDatabase($"filename={Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.AppDataPath, "Config", "data.db")};upgrade=true")
-                    : new LiteDatabase($"filename={Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.AppDataPath, "Config", "data.db")};upgrade=true;readonly=true");
+                LiteDatabase globalDatabase;
+                if (Hacks.IsElevated)
+                {
+                    globalDatabase = new LiteDatabase($"filename={Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.AppDataPath, "Config", "data.db")};upgrade=true");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    if (!File.Exists(Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.AppDataPath, "Config", "data.db")))
+                    {
+                        // Since the global configuration database file doesn't exist, we must be running in a state where an administrator user
+                        // has never run Chocolatey GUI. In this case, use null, which will mean attempts to use the global database will be ignored.
+                        globalDatabase = null;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // Since this is a non-administrator user, they should only have read permissions to this database
+                        globalDatabase = new LiteDatabase($"filename={Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.AppDataPath, "Config", "data.db")};readonly=true");
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (globalDatabase != null)
+                {
+                    builder.RegisterInstance(globalDatabase).As<LiteDatabase>().SingleInstance().Named<LiteDatabase>(Bootstrapper.GlobalConfigurationDatabaseName);
+                }
 
                 var configService = new ConfigService(globalDatabase, userDatabase);
                 configService.SetEffectiveConfiguration();
@@ -128,7 +147,6 @@ protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder)
 
                 // Since there are two instances of LiteDB, they are added as named instances, so that they can be retrieved when required
                 builder.RegisterInstance(userDatabase).As<LiteDatabase>().SingleInstance().Named<LiteDatabase>(Bootstrapper.UserConfigurationDatabaseName);
-                builder.RegisterInstance(globalDatabase).As<LiteDatabase>().SingleInstance().Named<LiteDatabase>(Bootstrapper.GlobalConfigurationDatabaseName);
             }
             catch (IOException ex)
             {
diff --git a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common/Services/ConfigService.cs b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common/Services/ConfigService.cs
index 972704db3..de8f04877 100644
--- a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common/Services/ConfigService.cs
+++ b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common/Services/ConfigService.cs
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ public class ConfigService : IConfigService
     {
         public ConfigService(LiteDatabase globalDatabase, LiteDatabase userDatabase)
         {
-            GlobalCollection = globalDatabase.GetCollection<AppConfiguration>(nameof(AppConfiguration));
-            UserCollection = userDatabase.GetCollection<AppConfiguration>(nameof(AppConfiguration));
-
             var defaultGlobalSettings = new AppConfiguration()
             {
                 Id = "v0.18.0",
@@ -39,7 +36,20 @@ public ConfigService(LiteDatabase globalDatabase, LiteDatabase userDatabase)
                 Id = "v0.18.0"
             };
 
-            GlobalAppConfiguration = GlobalCollection.FindById("v0.18.0") ?? defaultGlobalSettings;
+            // If the global database is null, the assumption has to be that we are running as a non-administrator
+            // user, as such, we should proceed with default settings
+            if (globalDatabase == null)
+            {
+                GlobalCollection = null;
+                GlobalAppConfiguration = defaultGlobalSettings;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                GlobalCollection = globalDatabase.GetCollection<AppConfiguration>(nameof(AppConfiguration));
+                GlobalAppConfiguration = GlobalCollection.FindById("v0.18.0") ?? defaultGlobalSettings;
+            }
+
+            UserCollection = userDatabase.GetCollection<AppConfiguration>(nameof(AppConfiguration));
             UserAppConfiguration = UserCollection.FindById("v0.18.0") ?? defaultUserSettings;
         }
 
@@ -149,6 +159,14 @@ public AppConfiguration GetGlobalConfiguration()
 
         public void UpdateSettings(AppConfiguration settings, bool global)
         {
+            if (global && GlobalCollection == null)
+            {
+                // This is very much an edge case, and we shouldn't ever get to here, but it does need to be handled
+                Logger.Warning("An attempt has been made to save a configuration change globally, when the global configuration database hasn't been created.");
+                Logger.Warning("No action will be taken, please check with your System Administrator.");
+                return;
+            }
+
             var settingsCollection = global ? GlobalCollection : UserCollection;
 
             if (settingsCollection.Exists(Query.EQ("_id", "v0.18.0")))
diff --git a/Source/ChocolateyGuiCli/Startup/ChocolateyGuiCliModule.cs b/Source/ChocolateyGuiCli/Startup/ChocolateyGuiCliModule.cs
index a0e35d0b7..e2066ed6a 100644
--- a/Source/ChocolateyGuiCli/Startup/ChocolateyGuiCliModule.cs
+++ b/Source/ChocolateyGuiCli/Startup/ChocolateyGuiCliModule.cs
@@ -46,9 +46,30 @@ protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder)
             {
                 var userDatabase = new LiteDatabase($"filename={Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.LocalAppDataPath, "data.db")};upgrade=true");
 
-                var globalDatabase = Hacks.IsElevated
-                    ? new LiteDatabase($"filename={Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.AppDataPath, "Config", "data.db")};upgrade=true")
-                    : new LiteDatabase($"filename={Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.AppDataPath, "Config", "data.db")};upgrade=true;readonly=true");
+                LiteDatabase globalDatabase;
+                if (Hacks.IsElevated)
+                {
+                    globalDatabase = new LiteDatabase($"filename={Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.AppDataPath, "Config", "data.db")};upgrade=true");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    if (!File.Exists(Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.AppDataPath, "Config", "data.db")))
+                    {
+                        // Since the global configuration database file doesn't exist, we must be running in a state where an administrator user
+                        // has never run Chocolatey GUI. In this case, use null, which will mean attempts to use the global database will be ignored.
+                        globalDatabase = null;
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        // Since this is a non-administrator user, they should only have read permissions to this database
+                        globalDatabase = new LiteDatabase($"filename={Path.Combine(Bootstrapper.AppDataPath, "Config", "data.db")};readonly=true");
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (globalDatabase != null)
+                {
+                    builder.RegisterInstance(globalDatabase).As<LiteDatabase>().SingleInstance().Named<LiteDatabase>(Bootstrapper.GlobalConfigurationDatabaseName);
+                }
 
                 var configService = new ConfigService(globalDatabase, userDatabase);
                 configService.SetEffectiveConfiguration();
@@ -58,7 +79,6 @@ protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder)
 
                 // Since there are two instances of LiteDB, they are added as named instances, so that they can be retrieved when required
                 builder.RegisterInstance(userDatabase).As<LiteDatabase>().SingleInstance().Named<LiteDatabase>(Bootstrapper.UserConfigurationDatabaseName);
-                builder.RegisterInstance(globalDatabase).As<LiteDatabase>().SingleInstance().Named<LiteDatabase>(Bootstrapper.GlobalConfigurationDatabaseName);
             }
             catch (IOException ex)
             {