diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index 009b750db8f7..13d81dc6954a 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func findConfigFile(filename string) (exists bool, path string) {
 		return true, configFilepath
 	}
 
-	return false, filepath.Join(xdg.ConfigHome, "lazygit")
+	return false, filepath.Join(xdg.ConfigHome, "lazygit", filename)
 }
 
 var ConfigFilename = "config.yml"