diff --git a/includes/common.inc b/includes/common.inc
index 2d0d9e324d9a98199cbcd83bb51af2b9702b6109..adbec64fd4931e0cf0cb1fcfaf306b921f7b08f9 100644
--- a/includes/common.inc
+++ b/includes/common.inc
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ function conf_init() {
   while ($file && !file_exists("includes/$file.conf")) {
     $file = substr($file, 0, strrpos($file, "."));
   }
+  if (empty($file) && file_exists("includes/default.conf")) $file = "default";
   return $file;
 }