diff --git a/lib/color.js b/lib/color.js
index a12e44f4..3b14c0ce 100644
--- a/lib/color.js
+++ b/lib/color.js
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 let chalk;
 
-const is = {
-  main: process.type === 'browser',
-  renderer: process.type === 'renderer'
-};
+const is = require('./is.js');
 
 try {
   chalk = require('chalk');
diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index d99303fe..7402be8b 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ const path = require('path');
 const fs = require('fs-extra');
 const _ = require('lodash');
 
+const is = require('./is.js');
 const root = require('./root.js');
 const name = 'config';
 const { info, error } = require('./log.js')(name);
 const isomorphic = require('./isomorphic.js');
 
-const location = process.env['RAW_VIEWER_CONFIG_PATH'] || path.resolve(root, '.raw-viewer-config.json');
+const location = process.env['RAW_VIEWER_CONFIG_PATH'] || path.resolve(is.prod ? is.userData : root, '.raw-viewer-config.json');
 
 let operation;
 let configObj = {
diff --git a/lib/is.js b/lib/is.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fdfc3795
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/is.js
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+const electron = require('electron');
+const app = electron.app || electron.remote.app;
+
+module.exports = {
+  main: process.type === 'browser',
+  renderer: process.type === 'renderer',
+  prod: app.isPackaged,
+  // ugh, this probably shouldn't be here
+  userData: app.getPath('userData')
+};
diff --git a/lib/isomorphic.js b/lib/isomorphic.js
index 20cf23d4..99e1c1d4 100644
--- a/lib/isomorphic.js
+++ b/lib/isomorphic.js
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 const electron = require('electron');
+const is = require('./is.js');
 const log = require('./log.js');
 
-const is = {
-  main: process.type === 'browser',
-  renderer: process.type === 'renderer'
-};
-
 const gid = () => Math.random().toString(36).substr(2);
 
 module.exports = ({ name, implementation }) => {