diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index d4a7097..ee72f1c 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import sys
-from os import environ
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from ruamel.yaml import YAML
@@ -13,11 +12,11 @@ class Config:
     def __init__(self):
         # class variables
         self.content = None
-        self.conf_file = Path("/etc/ejabberd-metrics.yml")
 
-        # dev config overwrite
-        if environ.get("ejabberd_metrics_dev"):
-            self.conf_file = Path("config.yml")
+        # select config file
+        self.conf_file = Path("config.yml")
+        if not Path.exists(self.conf_file):
+            self.conf_file = Path("/etc/ejabberd-metrics.yml")
 
         # read config file
         self._read()