diff --git a/cmd/up.go b/cmd/up.go
index 4823f80bda..66585ccb2f 100644
--- a/cmd/up.go
+++ b/cmd/up.go
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ func (cmd *UpCmd) Run(cobraCmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 
 	configExists, _ := configutil.ConfigExists()
 	if !configExists {
-		log.Info("Config does not exist")
 		initFlags := &InitCmdFlags{
 			reconfigure:      false,
 			overwrite:        false,
diff --git a/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/get.go b/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/get.go
index 0c0dd3e18b..397fa51bf3 100644
--- a/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/get.go
+++ b/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/get.go
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@ var setDefaultsOnce sync.Once
 
 // ConfigExists checks whether the yaml file for the config exists
 func ConfigExists() (bool, error) {
-	workdir, _ := os.Getwd()
-
-	_, err := os.Stat(workdir + ConfigPath)
+	_, err := os.Stat(ConfigPath)
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return false, nil
 	} else if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/load.go b/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/load.go
index 8615c3c7a6..b066f7b1cf 100644
--- a/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/load.go
+++ b/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/load.go
@@ -2,16 +2,13 @@ package configutil
 
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 
 	"github.com/covexo/devspace/pkg/devspace/config/v1"
 	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
 func loadConfig(config *v1.Config, path string) error {
-	workdir, _ := os.Getwd()
-	yamlFileContent, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(workdir, path))
+	yamlFileContent, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/save.go b/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/save.go
index 46a8768199..ec28a9b6da 100644
--- a/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/save.go
+++ b/pkg/devspace/config/configutil/save.go
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ func SaveConfig() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	workdir, _ := os.Getwd()
-
 	// default and overwrite values
 	configToIgnore := makeConfig()
 
@@ -42,7 +40,7 @@ func SaveConfig() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	configDir := filepath.Dir(filepath.Join(workdir, ConfigPath))
+	configDir := filepath.Dir(ConfigPath)
 	os.MkdirAll(configDir, os.ModePerm)
 
 	// Check if .gitignore exists
@@ -51,7 +49,7 @@ func SaveConfig() error {
 		fsutil.WriteToFile([]byte(configGitignore), filepath.Join(configDir, ".gitignore"))
 	}
 
-	writeErr := ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(workdir, ConfigPath), configYaml, os.ModePerm)
+	writeErr := ioutil.WriteFile(ConfigPath, configYaml, os.ModePerm)
 	if writeErr != nil {
 		return writeErr
 	}
@@ -62,7 +60,7 @@ func SaveConfig() error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		return ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(workdir, OverwriteConfigPath), overwriteConfigYaml, os.ModePerm)
+		return ioutil.WriteFile(OverwriteConfigPath, overwriteConfigYaml, os.ModePerm)
 	}
 
 	return nil