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diff --git a/alot/__main__.py b/alot/__main__.py
index ee5e442a..207c8b92 100644
--- a/alot/__main__.py
+++ b/alot/__main__.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import sys
import alot
from alot.settings.const import settings
from alot.settings.errors import ConfigError
+from alot.helper import get_env
from alot.db.manager import DBManager
from alot.ui import UI
from alot.commands import *
@@ -92,9 +93,8 @@ def main():
# locate alot config files
if options.config is None:
- alotconfig = os.path.join(
- os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME', os.path.expanduser('~/.config')),
- 'alot', 'config')
+ xdg_dir = get_env('XDG_CONFIG_HOME', os.path.expanduser('~/.config'))
+ alotconfig = os.path.join(xdg_dir, 'alot', 'config')
if os.path.exists(alotconfig):
settings.alot_rc_path = alotconfig
else: