diff --git a/functional_tests/support/__init__.py b/functional_tests/support/__init__.py
index b179d0577..93300ac79 100644
--- a/functional_tests/support/__init__.py
+++ b/functional_tests/support/__init__.py
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@
 
 import configparser
 import os
+import pathlib
 
 config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-config.read('config.ini')
+config.read(pathlib.Path(__file__).parent.with_name('config.ini'))
 
 config['DEFAULT']['url'] = os.environ.get('FREEDOMBOX_URL',
                                           config['DEFAULT']['url'])