diff --git a/firestarter b/firestarter
index bc964f9..443b9e6 100755
--- a/firestarter
+++ b/firestarter
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ EOF
 	cat << EOF > "$g_configdir/x-stat-glances"
 [ -z "\$DISPLAY" ]
 :
-command -v conky && [ -f "\${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/conky/conky.conf" ]
+command -v conky && [ -f "\${XDG_CONFIG_HOME:-$HOME/.config}/conky/conky.conf" ]
 conky
 EOF
 	# X window managers