diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
index 1befe5a5a..ed818c3ca 100644
--- a/requirements/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ neon-utils[network,audio]~=1.11,>=1.11.1a3
 ovos-utils~=0.0,>=0.0.38
 ovos-bus-client~=0.0.8,>=0.0.9a25
 neon-transformers~=0.2,>=0.2.1a4
-ovos-config~=0.0.12
+ovos-config~=0.0.12,>=0.0.13a27
 ovos-plugin-manager~=0.0.25,>=0.0.26a19
 # TODO: ovos-backend-client pinned for stable release
 ovos-backend-client==0.1.1a5
diff --git a/test/test_skills_module.py b/test/test_skills_module.py
index aa9b9ed26..27f4b8afd 100644
--- a/test/test_skills_module.py
+++ b/test/test_skills_module.py
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ def setUpClass(cls) -> None:
 
         meta = ovos_config.meta.get_ovos_config()
         assert meta['default_config_path'].endswith('neon.yaml')
+        assert ovos_config.config.Configuration.default.path == meta['default_config_path']
 
         from neon_core.skills.intent_service import NeonIntentService
         cls.intent_service = NeonIntentService(cls.bus)