diff --git a/cloudbuild/internal.pkr.hcl b/cloudbuild/internal.pkr.hcl
index cf00a5d8..39f221f4 100644
--- a/cloudbuild/internal.pkr.hcl
+++ b/cloudbuild/internal.pkr.hcl
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ build {
       "cd ../controller/server",
       "/usr/local/go/bin/go build",
       "cd $HOME",
-      "mkdir .kne",
-      "echo \"report_usage: true\" > .kne/config.yaml",
+      "mkdir -p .config/kne",
+      "echo \"report_usage: true\" > .config/kne/config.yaml",
     ]
   }
 
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 8365b98c..c8e7fbab 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ environment.`,
 
 func defaultCfgFile() string {
 	if home := homedir.HomeDir(); home != "" {
-		return filepath.Join(home, ".kne", "config.yaml")
+		return filepath.Join(home, ".config", "kne", "config.yaml")
 	}
 	return ""
 }