diff --git a/beego.go b/beego.go
index b2d22cc2..64e224da 100644
--- a/beego.go
+++ b/beego.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // beego web framework version.
-const VERSION = "1.0.0"
+const VERSION = "1.0.1"
 
 // Router adds a patterned controller handler to BeeApp.
 // it's an alias method of App.Router.
diff --git a/config/ini.go b/config/ini.go
index 6ac79295..22c23f40 100644
--- a/config/ini.go
+++ b/config/ini.go
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ func (c *IniConfigContainer) Set(key, value string) error {
 		section = DEFAULT_SECTION
 		k = sectionkey[0]
 	}
+	if _, ok := c.data[section]; !ok {
+		c.data[section] = make(map[string]string)
+	}
 	c.data[section][k] = value
 	return nil
 }