diff --git a/onionr/config.py b/onionr/config.py
index 63086a2c..bc26c1aa 100755
--- a/onionr/config.py
+++ b/onionr/config.py
@@ -19,12 +19,9 @@
 '''
 
 import os, json, logger
-from utils import identifyhome
+import filepaths
 
-# set data dir
-dataDir = identifyhome.identify_home()
-
-_configfile = os.path.abspath(dataDir + 'config.json')
+_configfile = filepaths.config_file
 _config = {}
 
 def get(key, default = None, save = False):
diff --git a/onionr/filepaths/__init__.py b/onionr/filepaths/__init__.py
index 59e13255..ec58b4a0 100644
--- a/onionr/filepaths/__init__.py
+++ b/onionr/filepaths/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ cached_storage = home + 'cachedstorage.dat'
 announce_cache = home + 'announcecache.dat'
 export_location = home + 'block-export/'
 upload_list = home + 'upload-list.json'
+config_file = home + 'config.json'
 
 tor_hs_address_file = home + 'hs/hostname'
 
diff --git a/onionr/tests/test_storagecounter.py b/onionr/tests/test_storagecounter.py
index 81645056..dbd2e75c 100644
--- a/onionr/tests/test_storagecounter.py
+++ b/onionr/tests/test_storagecounter.py
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import sys, os
 sys.path.append(".")
 import unittest, uuid
 
+TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (uuid.uuid4(), os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
+os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
+import config
 import logger
 from utils import createdirs
 import onionrsetup as setup
@@ -13,24 +16,20 @@ import storagecounter
 import onionrstorage
 
 def _test_setup():
-    import config
     TEST_DIR = 'testdata/%s-%s' % (uuid.uuid4(), os.path.basename(__file__)) + '/'
     print("Test directory:", TEST_DIR)
     os.environ["ONIONR_HOME"] = TEST_DIR
     createdirs.create_dirs()
     setup.setup_config()
-    config.reload()
 
 class TestStorageCounter(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_basic_amount(self):
-        import config
         _test_setup()
-        print(config.get('allocations.disk'))
+
         self.assertIsNotNone(config.get('allocations.disk'))
         self.assertGreaterEqual(config.get('allocations.disk'), 1000000)
     
     def test_insert_too_much(self):
-        import config
         _test_setup()
         config.set('allocations.disk', 1000)
         self.assertRaises(onionrexceptions.DiskAllocationReached, onionrblocks.insert, "test")
diff --git a/onionr/utils/identifyhome.py b/onionr/utils/identifyhome.py
index b62fdf22..a78969ac 100644
--- a/onionr/utils/identifyhome.py
+++ b/onionr/utils/identifyhome.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import os, platform
 def identify_home():
 
     path = os.environ.get('ONIONR_HOME', None)
+
     if path is None:
         system = platform.system()
         if system == 'Linux':
@@ -36,4 +37,5 @@ def identify_home():
         path = os.path.abspath(path)
     if not path.endswith('/'):
         path += '/'
+
     return path
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