diff --git a/readarr/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-config_location.sh b/readarr/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-config_location.sh
index 0835b86e6..41c7fcb20 100755
--- a/readarr/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-config_location.sh
+++ b/readarr/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/00-config_location.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 if bashio::config.has_value 'CONFIG_LOCATION'; then
     CONFIG_LOCATION="$(bashio::config 'CONFIG_LOCATION')"
     # Modify if it is a base directory
-    if [ -f "$CONFIG_LOCATION" ]; then CONFIG_LOCATION="$(dirname $CONFIG_LOCATION)"; fi
+    if [[ "$CONFIG_LOCATION" == *.* ]]; then CONFIG_LOCATION="$(dirname $CONFIG_LOCATION)/config.xml"; fi
 fi
 
 CONFIG_LOCATION=$(bashio::config 'CONFIG_LOCATION')