--- a/paths.c	Sun Mar 03 13:47:59 2024 -0800
+++ b/paths.c	Tue Mar 05 23:23:06 2024 -0800
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "blastem.h"
 #include "util.h"
+#include "config.h"
+#include "paths.h"
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
 #else
@@ -11,9 +13,18 @@
 
 static char **current_path;
 
+static char *sticky_path_path(void)
+{
+	if (is_config_in_exe_dir(config)) {
+		return path_append(get_exe_dir(), "sticky_path");
+	} else {
+		return path_append(get_config_dir(), "sticky_path");
+	}
+}
+
 static void persist_path(void)
 {
-	char *pathfname = alloc_concat(get_userdata_dir(), PATH_SEP "blastem" PATH_SEP "sticky_path");
+	char *pathfname = sticky_path_path();
 	FILE *f = fopen(pathfname, "wb");
 	if (f) {
 		if (fwrite(*current_path, 1, strlen(*current_path), f) != strlen(*current_path)) {
@@ -68,7 +79,7 @@
 	char *base = NULL;
 	char *remember_path = tern_find_path(config, "ui\0remember_path\0", TVAL_PTR).ptrval;
 	if (!remember_path || !strcmp("on", remember_path)) {
-		char *pathfname = alloc_concat(get_userdata_dir(), PATH_SEP "blastem" PATH_SEP "sticky_path");
+		char *pathfname = sticky_path_path();
 		FILE *f = fopen(pathfname, "rb");
 		if (f) {
 			long pathsize = file_size(f);