diff --git a/util/setup.py b/util/setup.py
index 412be08eb76edf518af042ac0b88403bccb6fd27..68a436e525ebb051a34218c1697c62822869a4e8 100644
--- a/util/setup.py
+++ b/util/setup.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
 
     #create mdoules.cfg and write data to it
-    configFile = open("../modules.cfg", "w")
+    configFile = open("modules.cfg", "w")
     configFile.write("[ChamberController]\n")
     configFile.write("ChamberTemperatureTopic = " + chamberTemperatureTopic + "\n")
     configFile.write("AmbientTemperatureTopic = " + ambientTemperatureTopic + "\n")