diff --git a/src/io/file_manager.cpp b/src/io/file_manager.cpp
index fee288ad1..6a977569f 100644
--- a/src/io/file_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/io/file_manager.cpp
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ void FileManager::checkAndCreateConfigDir()
             fprintf(stderr, "Can't create dir '%s', falling back to use '%s'.\n",
                     m_config_dir.c_str(), getenv("HOME"));
             m_config_dir = getenv("HOME");
+            m_config_dir += ".";
         }
     }
 #  endif