diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 8fecef0b0..a7d9ba4a8 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use serde::Deserialize;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Config {
-    pub default_path: PathBuf,
+    pub default_path: Option<PathBuf>,
     pub default_model: PathBuf,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a2c8b65c8..6fb4bc701 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ mod window;
 
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
+use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::mpsc, time::Instant};
 
 use futures::executor::block_on;
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let args = Args::parse();
     let config = Config::load()?;
 
-    let mut path = config.default_path;
+    let mut path = config.default_path.unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from(""));
     path.push(args.model.unwrap_or(config.default_model));
 
     let model = Model::from_path(path)?;