diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 197b6cac..db5b639c 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ RUN apk add --virtual .build-deps \
 COPY . /opt/mautrix-telegram
 RUN apk add git && pip3 install .[speedups,hq_thumbnails,metrics,e2be] && apk del git \
   # This doesn't make the image smaller, but it's needed so that the `version` command works properly
-  && rm -rf mautrix_telegram
+  && cp mautrix_telegram/example-config.yaml . && rm -rf mautrix_telegram
 
 VOLUME /data
 ENV UID=1337 GID=1337 \
diff --git a/docker-run.sh b/docker-run.sh
index 86ad6c3b..a0e9c767 100755
--- a/docker-run.sh
+++ b/docker-run.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ if [ -f /data/mx-state.json ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f /data/config.yaml ]; then
-	cp mautrix_telegram/example-config.yaml /data/config.yaml
+	cp example-config.yaml /data/config.yaml
 	echo "Didn't find a config file."
 	echo "Copied default config file to /data/config.yaml"
 	echo "Modify that config file to your liking."