diff --git a/qBitrr/config.py b/qBitrr/config.py
index 823ecfca..c56f1f99 100644
--- a/qBitrr/config.py
+++ b/qBitrr/config.py
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 import argparse
 import contextlib
+import os
 import pathlib
 import shutil
+import signal
 import sys
 
 from qBitrr.bundled_data import license_text, patched_version
 from qBitrr.env_config import ENVIRO_CONFIG
-from qBitrr.gen_config import MyConfig, generate_doc
+from qBitrr.gen_config import MyConfig, _write_config_file, generate_doc
 from qBitrr.home_path import APPDATA_FOLDER, HOME_PATH, ON_DOCKER
 
 
@@ -82,24 +84,21 @@ def process_flags() -> argparse.Namespace | bool:
 elif (not CONFIG_FILE.exists()) and (not CONFIG_PATH.exists()):
     if ON_DOCKER:
         print(f"{file} has not been found")
-        from qBitrr.gen_config import _write_config_file
 
         CONFIG_FILE = _write_config_file(docker=True)
         print(f"'{CONFIG_FILE.name}' has been generated")
         print('Rename it to "config.toml" then edit it and restart the container')
-        import os
-        import signal
 
         os.kill(os.getppid(), signal.SIGTERM)
 
     else:
         print(f"{file} has not been found")
-        print(f"{file} must be added to {CONFIG_FILE}")
-        print(
-            "You can run me with the `--gen-config` flag to generate a "
-            "template config file which you can then edit."
-        )
-    sys.exit(1)
+
+        CONFIG_FILE = _write_config_file(docker=True)
+        print(f"'{CONFIG_FILE.name}' has been generated")
+        print('Rename it to "config.toml" then edit it and restart the container')
+
+        os.kill(os.getppid(), signal.SIGTERM)
 
 elif CONFIG_FILE.exists():
     CONFIG = MyConfig(CONFIG_FILE)
diff --git a/qBitrr/home_path.py b/qBitrr/home_path.py
index 3ed19ca4..93e2fb81 100644
--- a/qBitrr/home_path.py
+++ b/qBitrr/home_path.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         HOME_PATH.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     else:
         ON_DOCKER = False
-        HOME_PATH = pathlib.Path().home().joinpath(".qBitrr")
+        HOME_PATH = pathlib.Path().absolute().joinpath(".config")
         HOME_PATH.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 else:
     HOME_PATH = p