diff --git a/src/host/layer23/src/mobile/app_mobile.c b/src/host/layer23/src/mobile/app_mobile.c
index 822ea64..85a928c 100644
--- a/src/host/layer23/src/mobile/app_mobile.c
+++ b/src/host/layer23/src/mobile/app_mobile.c
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ int l23_app_init(int (*mncc_recv)(struct osmocom_ms *ms, int, void *),
 	const char *config_file, uint16_t vty_port)
 {
 	struct telnet_connection dummy_conn;
-	int rc;
+	int rc = 0;
 
 	mncc_recv_app = mncc_recv;
 
@@ -359,13 +359,15 @@ int l23_app_init(int (*mncc_recv)(struct osmocom_ms *ms, int, void *),
 	ms_vty_init();
 	dummy_conn.priv = NULL;
 	vty_reading = 1;
-	rc = vty_read_config_file(config_file, &dummy_conn);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse the config file: '%s'\n",
-			config_file);
-		fprintf(stderr, "Please check or create config file using: "
-			"'touch %s'\n", config_file);
-		return rc;
+	if(config_file != NULL) {
+		rc = vty_read_config_file(config_file, &dummy_conn);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse the config file:"
+					" '%s'\n", config_file);
+			fprintf(stderr, "Please check or create config file"
+					" using: 'touch %s'\n", config_file);
+			return rc;
+		}
 	}
 	vty_reading = 0;
 	telnet_init(l23_ctx, NULL, vty_port);
diff --git a/src/host/layer23/src/mobile/main.c b/src/host/layer23/src/mobile/main.c
index 87aa4c6..342ff0b 100644
--- a/src/host/layer23/src/mobile/main.c
+++ b/src/host/layer23/src/mobile/main.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 struct log_target *stderr_target;
 
 void *l23_ctx = NULL;
-static const char *config_file = "/etc/osmocom/osmocom.cfg";
 struct llist_head ms_list;
 static uint32_t gsmtap_ip = 0;
 unsigned short vty_port = 4247;
@@ -129,7 +128,7 @@ void sighandler(int sigset)
 	if (sigset == SIGHUP || sigset == SIGPIPE)
 		return;
 
-	fprintf(stderr, "Signal %d recevied.\n", sigset);
+	fprintf(stderr, "Signal %d received.\n", sigset);
 
 	/* in case there is a lockup during exit */
 	signal(SIGINT, SIG_DFL);
@@ -144,6 +143,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int quit = 0;
 	int rc;
+	char const * home;
+	size_t len;
+	const char osmocomcfg[] = ".osmocom";
+	char * config_file = NULL;
 
 	printf("%s\n", openbsc_copyright);
 
@@ -171,7 +174,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
+	home = getenv("HOME");
+	if(home != NULL) {
+		len = strlen(home) + 1 + sizeof(osmocomcfg);
+		config_file = malloc(len);
+		if(config_file != NULL)
+			snprintf(config_file, len, "%s/%s", home, osmocomcfg);
+	}
 	rc = l23_app_init(NULL, config_file, vty_port);
+	free(config_file);
 	if (rc)
 		exit(rc);