diff --git a/crates/icepick/src/cli/mod.rs b/crates/icepick/src/cli/mod.rs
index 5469e70..efe619b 100644
--- a/crates/icepick/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/icepick/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ pub fn do_cli_thing() {
         }
         None
     });
-    let config_path = config_file.unwrap_or_else(|| "icepick.toml".to_string());
+    let config_path = config_file.unwrap_or_else(|| "/etc/icepick/icepick.toml".to_string());
     let config_content = std::fs::read_to_string(config_path).expect("can't read config file");
     let mut config: Config = match toml::from_str(&config_content) {
         Ok(config) => config,