diff --git a/docker-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-portable.files/synfigstudio.bat b/docker-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-portable.files/synfigstudio.bat
index 665c91c..713bb57 100755
--- a/docker-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-portable.files/synfigstudio.bat
+++ b/docker-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-portable.files/synfigstudio.bat
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 cd "%~dp0\"
+set SYNFIG_USER_SETTINGS=%~dp0\config
 start "" "%~dp0\bin\synfigstudio.exe"
diff --git a/docker-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-portable.sh b/docker-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-portable.sh
index 7b5bd7e..6e6411c 100644
--- a/docker-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-portable.sh
+++ b/docker-builder-data/build/script/packet/synfigstudio-portable.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ pkinstall_release() {
     
     # add portable python
     copy "$INSTALL_PACKET_DIR/$PK_PYTHON_DIRNAME" "./python" || return 1
+    
+    #config directory
+    mkdir "./config"
 
     # get version
     local LOCAL_VERSION_FULL=$(cat $ENVDEPS_RELEASE_PACKET_DIR/version-synfigstudio-*)