diff --git a/src/config/config_manager.py b/src/config/config_manager.py
index 6e891c5c..da059d0d 100644
--- a/src/config/config_manager.py
+++ b/src/config/config_manager.py
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class ConfigManager:
         Args:
             config_file: Path to configuration file. Defaults to 'config.yaml' in project root.
         """
-        self.config_file = Path(config_file) if config_file else Path("config.yaml")
+        self.config_file = Path(config_file) if config_file else Path("config/config.yaml")
         self._config: Optional[OpenRAGConfig] = None
 
     def load_config(self) -> OpenRAGConfig: