diff --git a/config-template.lua b/config-template.lua
index 77be8d3..718cd29 100755
--- a/config-template.lua
+++ b/config-template.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-local config = {}
-
 -- Copy this file to `config.lua` before starting awesome.
 
 -- To enable a module, add a line like the ones below.
@@ -178,9 +176,4 @@ config.ibus = {
 			ibus_engine = "xkb:ru::rus"
 		}
 	}
-}
-
-
-
-
-return config
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rc.lua b/rc.lua
index 62aafc9..9ff9a6e 100755
--- a/rc.lua
+++ b/rc.lua
@@ -23,7 +23,15 @@ debug_message = function(msg)
 end
 
 -- Order matters.
-config = require("config")
+conf_env = os.getenv("AWESOMEWM_CONFIG")
+config = {}
+if (conf_env == nil) then
+	-- Default location: in this directory
+	dofile(conf_dir .. "/config.lua")
+else
+	dofile(conf_env)
+end
+
 beautiful.init(require("theme"))