diff --git a/stw_potsdam/config.py b/stw_potsdam/config.py
index 8dd3fef..062b0aa 100644
--- a/stw_potsdam/config.py
+++ b/stw_potsdam/config.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from canteen import Canteen
 
 def _get_config(filename):
     config = ConfigParser.SafeConfigParser()
-    path = os.path.join('stw_potsdam', filename)
+    path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), filename)
     with io.open(path, encoding='utf-8') as f:
         config.readfp(f)
     return config
diff --git a/tests/test_consistency.py b/tests/test_consistency.py
index e22d326..83e2bc8 100644
--- a/tests/test_consistency.py
+++ b/tests/test_consistency.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from stw_potsdam.config import read_canteen_config
 
 
 def _resource_path(filename):
-    return os.path.join('tests', 'resources', filename)
+    return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'resources', filename)
 
 
 def _canteen():