diff --git a/c3/experiment.py b/c3/experiment.py
index 3a5c4b10..cb3c0fe5 100755
--- a/c3/experiment.py
+++ b/c3/experiment.py
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ def load_quick_setup(self, filepath: str) -> None:
         """
         with open(filepath, "r") as cfg_file:
             cfg = hjson.loads(cfg_file.read(), object_pairs_hook=hjson_decode)
-        self.quick_setup(cfg)
+        self.quick_setup(cfg, os.path.dirname(filepath))
 
-    def quick_setup(self, cfg) -> None:
+    def quick_setup(self, cfg, base_dir: str = None) -> None:
         """
         Load a quick setup cfg and create all necessary components.
 
@@ -121,10 +121,17 @@ def quick_setup(self, cfg) -> None:
             Configuration options
 
         """
+
+        def make_absolute(filename: str) -> str:
+            if base_dir or os.path.isabs(filename):
+                return os.path.join(base_dir, filename)
+            else:
+                return filename
+
         model = Model()
-        model.read_config(cfg["model"])
+        model.read_config(make_absolute(cfg["model"]))
         gen = Generator()
-        gen.read_config(cfg["generator"])
+        gen.read_config(make_absolute(cfg["generator"]))
 
         single_gate_time = cfg["single_qubit_gate_time"]
         v2hz = cfg["v2hz"]
diff --git a/test/qiskit.cfg b/test/qiskit.cfg
index 540d618b..45bf7318 100644
--- a/test/qiskit.cfg
+++ b/test/qiskit.cfg
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "optim_type": "C1",
   "run_name" : "qiskit",
   "include_model" : true,
-  "model" : "test/test_model.cfg",
-  "generator": "test/generator.cfg",
+  "model" : "test_model.cfg",
+  "generator": "generator.cfg",
   "v2hz": 1e9
   "sideband": 50e6
   "single_qubit_gate_time" : 20e-9
diff --git a/test/quickstart.hjson b/test/quickstart.hjson
index 7683cb5a..3b3db605 100644
--- a/test/quickstart.hjson
+++ b/test/quickstart.hjson
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "optim_type": "C1",
   "run_name" : "quick",
   "include_model" : true,
-  "model" : "test/test_model.cfg",
-  "generator": "test/generator.cfg",
+  "model" : "test_model.cfg",
+  "generator": "generator.cfg",
   "v2hz": 1e9
   "sideband": 50e6
   "single_qubit_gate_time" : 20e-9