diff --git a/design_evaluator/src/main.cpp b/design_evaluator/src/main.cpp
index 357276c59ef3ace017a796a8166f9154061d304b..5e7866609cca4f1d7832433531e2f3627f22a318 100644
--- a/design_evaluator/src/main.cpp
+++ b/design_evaluator/src/main.cpp
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ enum State {
 };
 
 int main () {
-    std::filesystem::path config_file_path{"./design_evaluator/design_evaluator_conf.xml"};
+    std::filesystem::path config_file_path{"design_evaluator_conf.xml"};
     std::vector<std::filesystem::path> aircraft_design_file_paths{};
 
     boost::property_tree::ptree config_tree{}, program_settings_tree{}, subpaths_tree{};