diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fa60ad865..858ea4776 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 Notable Changes:
 * fastfetch no longer creates a sample config file silently. Use `--gen-config` to generate one.
+* fastfetch now search for user config file in the order of `fastfetch --list-config-paths`
 
 Features:
 * `--logo-padding-top` option (@CarterLi, #372)
diff --git a/src/fastfetch.c b/src/fastfetch.c
index cfd51195d..0ac0420f8 100644
--- a/src/fastfetch.c
+++ b/src/fastfetch.c
@@ -1312,14 +1312,18 @@ static void parseConfigFileUser(FFinstance* instance, FFdata* data)
     if(!data->loadUserConfig)
         return;
 
-    FFstrbuf* filename = ffListGet(&instance->state.configDirs, 0);
-    uint32_t filenameLength = filename->length;
+    FF_LIST_FOR_EACH(FFstrbuf, filename, instance->state.configDirs)
+    {
+        uint32_t filenameLength = filename->length;
 
-    ffStrbufAppendS(filename, "fastfetch/config.conf");
+        ffStrbufAppendS(filename, "fastfetch/config.conf");
 
-    parseConfigFile(instance, data, filename->chars);
+        bool found = parseConfigFile(instance, data, filename->chars);
 
-    ffStrbufSubstrBefore(filename, filenameLength);
+        ffStrbufSubstrBefore(filename, filenameLength);
+
+        if(found) break;
+    }
 }
 
 static void parseArguments(FFinstance* instance, FFdata* data, int argc, const char** argv)