diff --git a/IOB-WIN-NEXT/DATA/CONF/IobOpcUaClient.Config.xml b/IOB-WIN-NEXT/DATA/IobOpcUaClient.Config.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from IOB-WIN-NEXT/DATA/CONF/IobOpcUaClient.Config.xml
rename to IOB-WIN-NEXT/DATA/IobOpcUaClient.Config.xml
diff --git a/IOB-WIN-NEXT/IobOpcUa.cs b/IOB-WIN-NEXT/IobOpcUa.cs
index 8d5d4675..5e332397 100644
--- a/IOB-WIN-NEXT/IobOpcUa.cs
+++ b/IOB-WIN-NEXT/IobOpcUa.cs
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ namespace IOB_WIN_NEXT
                 application.ApplicationType = ApplicationType.Client;
 
                 // load the application configuration.
-                string confPath = $"{Application.StartupPath}\\DATA\\CONF\\IobOpcUaClient.Config.xml";
+                string confPath = $"{Application.StartupPath}\\DATA\\IobOpcUaClient.Config.xml";
                 await application.LoadApplicationConfiguration(confPath, silent: false).ConfigureAwait(false);
                 // check the application certificate.
                 await application.CheckApplicationInstanceCertificate(silent: false, minimumKeySize: 0).ConfigureAwait(false);