diff --git a/src/atom.coffee b/src/atom.coffee
index ec7e420ea..2dfc70a68 100644
--- a/src/atom.coffee
+++ b/src/atom.coffee
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class Atom
     @rootView.trigger 'beep'
 
   requireUserInitScript: ->
-    userInitScriptPath = path.join(@config.configDirPath, "user.coffee")
+    userInitScriptPath = path.join(@getConfigDirPath(), "user.coffee")
     try
       require userInitScriptPath if fs.isFileSync(userInitScriptPath)
     catch error