diff --git a/src/commonMain/kotlin/vars.kt b/src/commonMain/kotlin/vars.kt
index a091f29..773634a 100644
--- a/src/commonMain/kotlin/vars.kt
+++ b/src/commonMain/kotlin/vars.kt
@@ -8,15 +8,17 @@ class Vars(appDir: File, configDir: File, exeFile: File?) {
         vars["config-dir"] = configDir.path
         if (exeFile?.exists == true) vars["executable"] = exeFile.path
 
-        // Read matching .cfg files, containing key=value pairs, from the app-dir.
-        var cfgName = exeFile?.base?.name
+        // Build the list of config files
         val cfgFiles = mutableListOf<File>()
+        var cfgName = exeFile?.base?.name
         while (cfgName != null) {
-            val cfgFile = appDir / "$cfgName.cfg"
+            val cfgFile = configDir / "$cfgName.cfg"
             if (cfgFile.exists) cfgFiles += cfgFile
             val dash = cfgName.lastIndexOf("-")
             cfgName = if (dash < 0) null else cfgName.substring(0, dash)
         }
+
+        // Read matching .cfg files, containing key=value pairs.
         for (cfgFile in cfgFiles.reversed()) {
             vars += cfgFile.lines()
                 .filter { it.indexOf("=") >= 0 }