diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 355b3f7c..4d6b87fa 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -87,13 +87,18 @@ func (c *Config) Report() chan<- interface{} {
 }
 
 func (c *Config) readConfig() (*RawConfig, error) {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(C.ConfigPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(C.Path.Config()); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(C.ConfigPath)
+	data, err := ioutil.ReadFile(C.Path.Config())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
+	if len(data) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Configuration file %s is empty", C.Path.Config())
+	}
+
 	// config with some default value
 	rawConfig := &RawConfig{
 		AllowLan:   false,
diff --git a/config/initial.go b/config/initial.go
index b13eefd0..62f63570 100644
--- a/config/initial.go
+++ b/config/initial.go
@@ -55,16 +55,23 @@ func downloadMMDB(path string) (err error) {
 
 // Init prepare necessary files
 func Init() {
+	// initial homedir
+	if _, err := os.Stat(C.Path.HomeDir()); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(C.Path.HomeDir(), 0777); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Can't create config directory %s: %s", C.Path.HomeDir(), err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
 	// initial config.ini
-	if _, err := os.Stat(C.ConfigPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(C.Path.Config()); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		log.Info("Can't find config, create a empty file")
-		os.OpenFile(C.ConfigPath, os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
+		os.OpenFile(C.Path.Config(), os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0644)
 	}
 
 	// initial mmdb
-	if _, err := os.Stat(C.MMDBPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat(C.Path.MMDB()); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		log.Info("Can't find MMDB, start download")
-		err := downloadMMDB(C.MMDBPath)
+		err := downloadMMDB(C.Path.MMDB())
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Can't download MMDB: %s", err.Error())
 		}
diff --git a/constant/config.go b/constant/config.go
index 0c760919..f0b93fe2 100644
--- a/constant/config.go
+++ b/constant/config.go
@@ -1,23 +1,5 @@
 package constant
 
-import (
-	"os"
-	"os/user"
-	"path"
-
-	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
-)
-
-const (
-	Name = "clash"
-)
-
-var (
-	HomeDir    string
-	ConfigPath string
-	MMDBPath   string
-)
-
 type General struct {
 	Mode      *string `json:"mode,omitempty"`
 	AllowLan  *bool   `json:"allow-lan,omitempty"`
@@ -26,26 +8,3 @@ type General struct {
 	RedirPort *int    `json:"redir-port,omitempty"`
 	LogLevel  *string `json:"log-level,omitempty"`
 }
-
-func init() {
-	currentUser, err := user.Current()
-	if err != nil {
-		dir := os.Getenv("HOME")
-		if dir == "" {
-			log.Fatalf("Can't get current user: %s", err.Error())
-		}
-		HomeDir = dir
-	} else {
-		HomeDir = currentUser.HomeDir
-	}
-
-	dirPath := path.Join(HomeDir, ".config", Name)
-	if _, err := os.Stat(dirPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-		if err := os.MkdirAll(dirPath, 0777); err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Can't create config directory %s: %s", dirPath, err.Error())
-		}
-	}
-
-	ConfigPath = path.Join(dirPath, "config.yml")
-	MMDBPath = path.Join(dirPath, "Country.mmdb")
-}
diff --git a/constant/path.go b/constant/path.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad7b847d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/constant/path.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package constant
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"os/user"
+	P "path"
+)
+
+const Name = "clash"
+
+// Path is used to get the configuration path
+var Path *path
+
+type path struct {
+	homedir string
+}
+
+func init() {
+	currentUser, err := user.Current()
+	var homedir string
+	if err != nil {
+		dir := os.Getenv("HOME")
+		if dir == "" {
+			dir, _ = os.Getwd()
+		}
+		homedir = dir
+	} else {
+		homedir = currentUser.HomeDir
+	}
+	homedir = P.Join(homedir, ".config", Name)
+	Path = &path{homedir: homedir}
+}
+
+// SetHomeDir is used to set the configuration path
+func SetHomeDir(root string) {
+	Path = &path{homedir: root}
+}
+
+func (p *path) HomeDir() string {
+	return p.homedir
+}
+
+func (p *path) Config() string {
+	return P.Join(p.homedir, "config.yml")
+}
+
+func (p *path) MMDB() string {
+	return P.Join(p.homedir, "Country.mmdb")
+}
diff --git a/rules/geoip.go b/rules/geoip.go
index ff52ff36..5fb9a1f7 100644
--- a/rules/geoip.go
+++ b/rules/geoip.go
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func (g *GEOIP) Payload() string {
 func NewGEOIP(country string, adapter string) *GEOIP {
 	once.Do(func() {
 		var err error
-		mmdb, err = geoip2.Open(C.MMDBPath)
+		mmdb, err = geoip2.Open(C.Path.MMDB())
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Can't load mmdb: %s", err.Error())
 		}