diff --git a/docs/customization.md b/docs/customization.md
index ce152db7..c7e35f47 100644
--- a/docs/customization.md
+++ b/docs/customization.md
@@ -5,9 +5,15 @@ while being built for maximal customizability.
 
 ## Configuration file
 
-Vivify will look for an optional config file at `~/.vivify/config.json` and
-`~/.vivify.json`. This file should contain a JSON object that can have the
-following optional keys:
+Vivify will look for an optional config file at
+
+- `~/.config/vivify/config.json`,
+- `~/.config/vivify.json`,
+- `~/.vivify/config.json`, and
+- `~/.vivify.json`.
+
+This file should contain a JSON object that can have the following optional
+keys:
 
 - **`"styles"`**\
   A path to a single custom style sheet, or an array of multiple style sheets
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index a250515c..7bebd8e9 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ const envConfigs: [string, keyof Config][] = [
 const configFileBlocked: (keyof Config)[] = ['port'];
 
 const configPaths = [
+    path.join(homedir(), '.config', 'vivify', 'config.json'),
+    path.join(homedir(), '.config', 'vivify.json'),
     path.join(homedir(), '.vivify', 'config.json'),
     path.join(homedir(), '.vivify.json'),
 ];
@@ -63,8 +65,8 @@ const config = ((): Config => {
         if (!fs.existsSync(cp)) continue;
         try {
             config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(cp, 'utf8'));
-            break;
         } catch {}
+        break;
     }
 
     // revert to default config if no config found