diff --git a/devops-service/core/devops-config.rb b/devops-service/core/devops-config.rb
index b40466d..2e16dba 100644
--- a/devops-service/core/devops-config.rb
+++ b/devops-service/core/devops-config.rb
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@ class DevopsConfig
       if config_file.nil?
         config_file = ENV['DEVOPS_CONFIG'] || ENV['CONFIG'] || File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../config.rb')
       end
-      config = {:url_prefix => ""}
+      config = {
+        :url_prefix => "",
+        :devops_dir => File.join(ENV["HOME"], ".devops")
+      }
       if File.exists? config_file
         eval File.read config_file
       else
         raise "No config file '#{config_file}' found"
       end
-      config[:devops_dir] = File.join(ENV["HOME"], ".devops") if config[:devops_dir].nil?
       addr = first_public_ipv4 || first_private_ipv4
       config[:address] = if addr.nil?
         "localhost"