diff --git a/src/linkahead/configuration.py b/src/linkahead/configuration.py
index c65d63d4f155f4f86831e41a0e2105d16e2e7809..e47af23c013ea3ed78d55ee825c1bc651cfbca10 100644
--- a/src/linkahead/configuration.py
+++ b/src/linkahead/configuration.py
@@ -111,25 +111,24 @@ def _read_config_files():
 
     """
     return_var = []
+    ini_user = expanduser('~/.pylinkahead.ini')
+    ini_cwd = join(getcwd(), "pylinkahead.ini")
     if "PYCAOSDBINI" in environ:
         raise RuntimeError("You have set the old PYCAOSDBINI environment variable. Please use the "
                            "new PYLINKAHEADINI variable instead and unset the old one.")
-    if os.path.exists(expanduser('~/.pycaosdb.ini')):
+    if os.path.exists(ini_user):
         raise RuntimeError("You have a config file with the old naming scheme (pycaosdb.ini). "
                            f"Please use the new version and rename\n"
-                           f"{expanduser('~/.pycaosdb.ini')}\n"
-                           f"to\n{expanduser('~/.pylinkahead.ini')}")
-    if os.path.exists(join(getcwd(), "pycaosdb.ini")):
+                           f"    {ini_user}\nto\n    {expanduser('~/.pylinkahead.ini')}")
+    if os.path.exists(ini_cwd):
         raise RuntimeError("You have a config file with the old naming scheme (pycaosdb.ini). "
                            f"Please use the new version and rename\n"
-                           f"{join(getcwd(), 'pycaosdb.ini')}\n"
-                           f"to\n{join(getcwd(), 'pylinkahead.ini')}")
+                           f"    {ini_cwd}\nto\n    {join(getcwd(), 'pylinkahead.ini')}")
 
     if "PYLINKAHEADINI" in environ:
         return_var.extend(configure(expanduser(environ["PYLINKAHEADINI"])))
     else:
-        return_var.extend(configure(expanduser('~/.pylinkahead.ini')))
-
-    if isfile(join(getcwd(), "pylinkahead.ini")):
-        return_var.extend(configure(join(getcwd(), "pylinkahead.ini")))
+        return_var.extend(configure(ini_user))
+    if isfile(ini_cwd):
+        return_var.extend(configure(ini_cwd))
     return return_var