diff --git a/configuration.c b/configuration.c
index 90dd11b989..29bd6856a6 100644
--- a/configuration.c
+++ b/configuration.c
@@ -3232,10 +3232,13 @@ const char *config_get_active_path(void)
 {
    settings_t *settings        = config_get_ptr();
    global_t   *global          = global_get_ptr();
+
    if (!string_is_empty(global->path.core_specific_config)
          && settings->core_specific_config)
       return global->path.core_specific_config;
-   else if (!string_is_empty(global->path.config))
+
+   if (!string_is_empty(global->path.config))
       return global->path.config;
+
    return NULL;
 }