diff --git a/docs/configuration.rst b/docs/configuration.rst
index b0733a8a..29ab34f7 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.rst
+++ b/docs/configuration.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,21 @@ To know defaults on your deployed instance, simply look at your
 
 "Production values" are the recommended values for use in production.
 
+Configuration files
+-------------------
+
+By default, Ihatemoney loads its configuration from ``/etc/ihatemoney/ihatemoney.cfg``.
+
+If you need to load the configuration from a custom path, you can define the
+``IHATEMONEY_SETTINGS_FILE_PATH`` environment variable with the path to the configuration
+file.
+For instance ::
+
+    export IHATEMONEY_SETTINGS_FILE_PATH="/path/to/your/conf/file.cfg"
+
+The path should be absolute. A relative path will be interpreted as being
+inside ``/etc/ihatemoney/``.
+
 `SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI`
 -------------------------
 
@@ -142,12 +157,3 @@ possible to configure it to act differently, thanks to the great
 * **MAIL_PASSWORD** : default **None**
 * **DEFAULT_MAIL_SENDER** : default **None**
 
-Using an alternate settings path
---------------------------------
-
-You can put your settings file where you want, and pass its path to the
-application using the ``IHATEMONEY_SETTINGS_FILE_PATH`` environment variable.
-
-For instance ::
-
-    export IHATEMONEY_SETTINGS_FILE_PATH="/path/to/your/conf/file.cfg"