diff --git a/blogthon.cgi b/blogthon.cgi
index 4fb7c52..fe746fb 100755
--- a/blogthon.cgi
+++ b/blogthon.cgi
@@ -55,7 +55,15 @@ def document_header(string):
 		print '<rss version="2.0">'
 
 configuration = ConfigParser.ConfigParser()
-configuration.read('configuration')
+
+# First look for ../blogthonrc and then for ./configuration
+if os.path.exists('../blogthonrc'):
+	configuration.read('../blogthonrc')
+elif os.path.exists('configuration'):
+	configuration.read('configuration')
+else:
+	errorpage('No suitable configuration found!')
+	sys.exit()
 
 try: blog_title = configuration.get('personal', 'blog_title')
 except: errorpage('"blog_title" is missing in configuration!')