diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 42e565b5e..e2ae38d70 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ commands_topic.txt
 .vscode
 .DS_Store
 IoTuring/Configurator/configurations.json*
+IoTuring/Configurator/dontmoveconf.itg*
 .venv
 build
 *.egg-info
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/IoTuring/Configurator/Configurator.py b/IoTuring/Configurator/Configurator.py
index 3ba4a11a9..436c764cb 100644
--- a/IoTuring/Configurator/Configurator.py
+++ b/IoTuring/Configurator/Configurator.py
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 
 from IoTuring.Configurator.MenuPreset import MenuPreset
 
-from IoTuring.Configurator.ConfiguratorIO import ConfiguratorIO
+import IoTuring.Configurator.ConfiguratorIO as ConfiguratorIO
 
 # TODO Find new location for this message
-HELP_MESSAGE = "\nYou can find the configuration file in the following path: \n\tmacOS\t~/Application Support/IoTuring/configurations.json \n\tLinux\t~/.config/IoTuring/configurations.json \n\tWindows\t%APPDATA%/IoTuring/configurations.json \n\nYou can also set you preferred path that will contain the configuration file by setting the environment variable IOTURING_CONFIG_PATH (file will be stored in $IOTURING_CONFIG_PATH/configurations.json).\n"
+HELP_MESSAGE = "\nYou can find the configuration file in the following path: \n\tmacOS\t\t~/Library/Application Support/IoTuring/configurations.json \n\tLinux\t\t~/.config/IoTuring/configurations.json \n\tWindows\t\t%APPDATA%/IoTuring/configurations.json\n\tFallback\t[ioturing_install_path]/Configurator/configurations.json \n\nYou can also set you preferred path that will contain the configuration file by setting the environment variable " + ConfiguratorIO.CONFIG_PATH_ENV_VAR + " (file will be stored in $" + ConfiguratorIO.CONFIG_PATH_ENV_VAR + "/configurations.json).\n"
 
 
 BLANK_CONFIGURATION = {'active_entities': [
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Configurator(LogObject):
 
     def __init__(self) -> None:
         self.config = None
-        self.configuratorIO = ConfiguratorIO()
+        self.configuratorIO = ConfiguratorIO.ConfiguratorIO()
         self.LoadConfigurations()
 
     def GetConfigurations(self):
diff --git a/IoTuring/Configurator/ConfiguratorIO.py b/IoTuring/Configurator/ConfiguratorIO.py
index e56eb1c92..c956ee147 100644
--- a/IoTuring/Configurator/ConfiguratorIO.py
+++ b/IoTuring/Configurator/ConfiguratorIO.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 except:
     macos_support = False
 
+CONFIG_PATH_ENV_VAR = "IOTURING_CONFIG_DIR"
 
 CONFIGURATION_FILE_NAME = "configurations.json"
 
@@ -61,22 +62,28 @@ def getFolderPath(self):
             
         folderPath = self.defaultFolderPath()
         try:
-            _os = platform.system()
-            if _os == 'Darwin' and macos_support:
-                folderPath = self.macOSFolderPath()
-                folderPath = os.path.join(folderPath, self.directoryName)
-            elif _os == "Windows":
-                folderPath = self.windowsFolderPath()        
-                folderPath = os.path.join(folderPath, self.directoryName)
-            elif _os == "Linux":
-                folderPath = self.linuxFolderPath()
-                folderPath = os.path.join(folderPath, self.directoryName)
+            # Use path from environment variable if present, otherwise os specific folders, otherwise use default path
+            envvarPath = self.envvarFolderPath()
+            if envvarPath is not None:
+                folderPath = envvarPath
+            else:
+                _os = platform.system()
+                if _os == 'Darwin' and macos_support:
+                    folderPath = self.macOSFolderPath()
+                    folderPath = os.path.join(folderPath, self.directoryName)
+                elif _os == "Windows":
+                    folderPath = self.windowsFolderPath()        
+                    folderPath = os.path.join(folderPath, self.directoryName)
+                elif _os == "Linux":
+                    folderPath = self.linuxFolderPath()
+                    folderPath = os.path.join(folderPath, self.directoryName)
         except:
             pass # default folder path will be used
         
         # add slash if missing (for log reasons)
         if not folderPath.endswith(os.sep):
             folderPath += os.sep
+            
         return folderPath
 
     def defaultFolderPath(self):
@@ -96,6 +103,9 @@ def windowsFolderPath(self):
     def linuxFolderPath(self):
         return os.environ["XDG_CONFIG_HOME"] if "XDG_CONFIG_HOME" in os.environ else os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], ".config")
     
+    def envvarFolderPath(self):
+        return os.environ[CONFIG_PATH_ENV_VAR] if CONFIG_PATH_ENV_VAR in os.environ else None
+    
     # In versions prior to 2022.12.2, the configurations file was stored in the same folder as this file
     def oldFolderPath(self):
         return os.path.dirname(inspect.getfile(ConfiguratorIO))