diff --git a/src/Main.hs b/src/Main.hs
index 17ade3f..916a3e5 100644
--- a/src/Main.hs
+++ b/src/Main.hs
@@ -71,12 +71,15 @@ normalizeDirectory :: String -> String
 normalizeDirectory s = if "/" `isSuffixOf` s then s else s ++ "/"
 
 userLicenseDir :: IO String
-userLicenseDir = xdgConfigHome <&> (++ defaultUserLicenseDirName)
+userLicenseDir =
+    xdgConfigHome <&> (normalizeDirectory . (++ defaultUserLicenseDirName))
   where
     xdgConfigHome :: IO String
-    xdgConfigHome =
-        (lookupEnv "XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
-            >>= maybe userHomeDir (return . normalizeDirectory)
+    xdgConfigHome = do
+        xch <- lookupEnv "XDG_CONFIG_HOME"
+        case xch of
+            Just p@(_ : _) -> return $ normalizeDirectory p
+            _ -> userHomeDir <&> (++ ".config/")
 
     userHomeDir :: IO String
     userHomeDir = getEnv "HOME" <&> normalizeDirectory