diff --git a/src/Config_Command.php b/src/Config_Command.php
index 8f4a1e336..dfcc13b2e 100644
--- a/src/Config_Command.php
+++ b/src/Config_Command.php
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ public function edit() {
 		if ( $r === false ) {
 			WP_CLI::warning( 'No changes made to wp-config.php.', 'Aborted' );
 		} else {
-			file_put_contents( $path, $r );
+			file_put_contents( $config_path, $r );
 		}
 	}