diff --git a/mylib/config.py b/mylib/config.py
index c154f47..9451d28 100644
--- a/mylib/config.py
+++ b/mylib/config.py
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ class Config:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
     """ Configuration helper """
 
     def __init__(self, appname, shortname=None, version=None, encoding=None,
-                 config_file_env_variable=None):
+                 config_file_env_variable=None, default_config_dirpath=None):
         self.appname = appname
         self.shortname = shortname
         self.version = version if version else '0.0'
@@ -571,6 +571,7 @@ class Config:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
         self._loaded_callbacks_executed = []
         self._filepath = None
         self.config_file_env_variable = config_file_env_variable
+        self.default_config_dirpath = default_config_dirpath
 
     def add_section(self, name, loaded_callback=None, **kwargs):
         """
@@ -934,7 +935,11 @@ class Config:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
     @property
     def config_dir(self):
         """ Retrieve configuration directory path """
-        return os.path.dirname(self._filepath) if self._filepath else DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIRPATH
+        if self._filepath:
+            return os.path.dirname(self._filepath)
+        if self.default_config_dirpath:
+            return self.default_config_dirpath
+        return DEFAULT_CONFIG_DIRPATH
 
     @property
     def config_filepath(self):