diff --git a/opencepk_lib_python_common/find_and_replace_strings_package/find_and_replace_strings/main.py b/opencepk_lib_python_common/find_and_replace_strings_package/find_and_replace_strings/main.py
index 4fcf711..5e4313e 100755
--- a/opencepk_lib_python_common/find_and_replace_strings_package/find_and_replace_strings/main.py
+++ b/opencepk_lib_python_common/find_and_replace_strings_package/find_and_replace_strings/main.py
@@ -73,14 +73,20 @@ def main():
         level = logging.DEBUG
     logging.basicConfig(level=level)
 
+    config_path = os.path.abspath(args.config)
+
     if args.direct_mode:
         logging.info("Running in direct mode")
         for filename in args.files:
+            file_path = os.path.abspath(filename)
+            if file_path == config_path:
+                logging.info(f"Skipping config file: {filename}")
+                continue
             replace_in_file(filename, args.find, args.replacement, args.dry_run)
     else:
         logging.info("Running in default config file mode")
         try:
-            with open(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), args.config), 'r') as f:
+            with open(config_path, 'r') as f:
                 replacements = json.load(f)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             logging.error(f"Error: {args.config} file not found.")
@@ -92,9 +98,12 @@ def main():
             sys.exit(1)
 
         for filename in args.files:
+            file_path = os.path.abspath(filename)
+            if file_path == config_path:
+                logging.info(f"Skipping config file: {filename}")
+                continue
             for replacement in replacements:
                 replace_in_file(filename, replacement['search'], replacement['replacement'], args.dry_run)
 
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 9a80192..d2cc71e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ packages = { find = { where = ["."] } }
 
 [project]
 name = "opencepk-lib-python-common"
-version = "1.1.1"
+version = "1.2.0"
 description = "Common Python opencepk packages."
 readme = "README.md"
 license = { text = "GPLv3" }