diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index eda73ad..d46b0b2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ go.work
 pomme
 test.db
 test.sqlite
-.dccache
\ No newline at end of file
+.dccache
+config.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/configuration.go b/internal/configuration.go
index 15a44df..254d9af 100644
--- a/internal/configuration.go
+++ b/internal/configuration.go
@@ -49,19 +49,30 @@ type Config struct {
 var config Config
 
 func ReadConfig() (*Config, error) {
-	configPath := xdg.ConfigHome + "/pomme/config.yaml"
+	var (
+		data              []byte
+		err               error
+		defaultConfigPath string
+	)
 
-	if configPath != "" {
-		data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Clean(configPath))
-		if err != nil {
-			return &Config{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to read config file: %w", err)
-		}
+	defaultConfigPath = xdg.ConfigHome + "/pomme/config.yaml"
+
+	if data, err = os.ReadFile(filepath.Clean(defaultConfigPath)); err == nil {
+		if err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &config); err != nil {
 
-		err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &config)
-		if err != nil {
 			return &Config{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal config file: %w", err)
 		}
+		return &config, nil
 	}
 
-	return &config, nil
+	if data, err = os.ReadFile(filepath.Clean("./config.yaml")); err == nil {
+		if err = yaml.Unmarshal(data, &config); err != nil {
+
+			return &Config{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to unmarshal config file: %w", err)
+		}
+		return &config, nil
+	}
+
+	return &Config{}, fmt.Errorf("unable to read config file: %w", err)
+
 }