diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index a3f03849..724ecc42 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ except OSError:
     pass
 
 if not path.isfile(CONFIG_PATH+'poezio.cfg'):
-    copy2('../data/default_config.cfg', CONFIG_PATH+'poezio.cfg')
+    copy2('./data/default_config.cfg', CONFIG_PATH+'poezio.cfg')
 
 parser = OptionParser()
 parser.add_option("-f", "--file", dest="filename", default=CONFIG_PATH+'poezio.cfg',