diff --git a/tools.go b/tools.go
index 4d0e16c..98c71b7 100644
--- a/tools.go
+++ b/tools.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func mapXdgUserDirs() map[string]string {
 	result["pictures"] = filepath.Join(home, "Pictures")
 	result["videos"] = filepath.Join(home, "Videos")
 
-	userDirsFile := filepath.Join(filepath.Join(os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"), "user-dirs.dirs"))
+	userDirsFile := filepath.Join(filepath.Join(configHome(), "user-dirs.dirs"))
 	if pathExists(userDirsFile) {
 		log.Debugf("userDirsFile found: %s", userDirsFile)
 		log.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Using XDG user dirs from %s", userDirsFile))
@@ -166,6 +166,13 @@ func configDir() string {
 	return dir
 }
 
+func configHome() string {
+	if os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") != "" {
+		return os.Getenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
+	}
+	return path.Join(os.Getenv("HOME"), ".config")
+}
+
 func dataDir() string {
 	var dir string
 	if xdgData := os.Getenv("XDG_DATA_HOME"); xdgData != "" {