diff --git a/src/openeo_grass_gis_driver/actinia_processing/config.py b/src/openeo_grass_gis_driver/actinia_processing/config.py
index fe11b2c7..1e415c57 100644
--- a/src/openeo_grass_gis_driver/actinia_processing/config.py
+++ b/src/openeo_grass_gis_driver/actinia_processing/config.py
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 
 # config can be overwritten by mounting *.ini files into folders inside
 # the config folder.
-DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = "config"
+if os.environ.get('DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH'):
+    DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = os.environ['DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH']
+else:
+    DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = "/etc/default/openeo-grassgis-driver"
 CONFIG_FILES = [str(f) for f in Path(
     DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH).glob('**/*.ini') if f.is_file()]
 GENERATED_CONFIG = DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH + '/openeo-grassgis-driver.cfg'