diff --git a/nimgen.nim b/nimgen.nim
index e601153..14ece01 100644
--- a/nimgen.nim
+++ b/nimgen.nim
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var
   gDoneRecursive: seq[string] = @[]
   gDoneInline: seq[string] = @[]
 
-  gProjectDir = getCurrentDir()
+  gProjectDir = ""
   gConfig: Config
   gFilter = ""
   gQuotes = true
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ proc runCfg(cfg: string) =
     echo "Config doesn't exist: " & cfg
     quit(1)
 
+  gProjectDir = parentDir(cfg)
+
   gConfig = loadConfig(cfg)
 
   if gConfig.hasKey("n.global"):