diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e5128e..12e6297 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ build/
 dist/
 MANIFEST
 __pycache__/
-src/__pycache__/
\ No newline at end of file
+src/__pycache__/
+config.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/script.py b/script.py
index 8d29e33..1585b09 100644
--- a/script.py
+++ b/script.py
@@ -657,7 +657,8 @@ def main():
 
     if not Path(GLOBAL.configDirectory).is_dir():
         os.makedirs(GLOBAL.configDirectory)
-    GLOBAL.config = getConfig(GLOBAL.configDirectory / "config.json")
+    GLOBAL.config = getConfig("config.json") if Path("config.json").exists() \
+                    else getConfig(GLOBAL.configDirectory / "config.json")
 
     if GLOBAL.arguments.log is not None:
         logDir = Path(GLOBAL.arguments.log)