diff --git a/libraries/joomla/factory.php b/libraries/joomla/factory.php
index 0447213276015..2a9323d88845b 100644
--- a/libraries/joomla/factory.php
+++ b/libraries/joomla/factory.php
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public static function getConfig($file = null, $type = 'PHP', $namespace = '')
 		{
 			if ($file === null)
 			{
-				$file = JPATH_PLATFORM . '/config.php';
+				$file = JPATH_CONFIGURATION . '/configuration.php';
 			}
 
 			self::$config = self::createConfig($file, $type, $namespace);