diff --git a/packages/jumpstarter/jumpstarter/config/common.py b/packages/jumpstarter/jumpstarter/config/common.py
index bb15014d5..47e59a8e2 100644
--- a/packages/jumpstarter/jumpstarter/config/common.py
+++ b/packages/jumpstarter/jumpstarter/config/common.py
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+from os import getenv
+from pathlib import Path
+
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from xdg_base_dirs import xdg_config_home
 
+from .env import JMP_CLIENT_CONFIG_HOME
+
 CONFIG_API_VERSION = "jumpstarter.dev/v1alpha1"
-CONFIG_PATH = xdg_config_home() / "jumpstarter"
+CONFIG_PATH = Path(getenv(JMP_CLIENT_CONFIG_HOME, xdg_config_home() / "jumpstarter"))
 
 
 class ObjectMeta(BaseModel):
diff --git a/packages/jumpstarter/jumpstarter/config/env.py b/packages/jumpstarter/jumpstarter/config/env.py
index 8a23678de..052f71fce 100644
--- a/packages/jumpstarter/jumpstarter/config/env.py
+++ b/packages/jumpstarter/jumpstarter/config/env.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # Common environment variables for client/exporter config
+JMP_CLIENT_CONFIG_HOME = "JMP_CLIENT_CONFIG_HOME"
 JMP_CLIENT_CONFIG = "JMP_CLIENT_CONFIG"
 JMP_NAMESPACE = "JMP_NAMESPACE"
 JMP_NAME = "JMP_NAME"