diff --git a/data/config.xml b/data/config.xml
index 9b692df..81c106d 100644
--- a/data/config.xml
+++ b/data/config.xml
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@
 
 <heightmapPath>data/levels/</heightmapPath>
 
-<levelXmlPath>data/levels/Level1.xml</levelXmlPath>
+<levelXmlPath>data/levels/</levelXmlPath>
+<levelXML>Level1.xml</levelXML>
 
 <!-- must be located in the textures directory -->
 <loadingScreen>
diff --git a/game/loader.cc b/game/loader.cc
index 9c1c921..df0f17b 100644
--- a/game/loader.cc
+++ b/game/loader.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ void Loader::loadConfig(Application* application) {
     application->setTexturePath(texturePath);
     application->setScriptPath(queryString(config, "scriptPath"));
     application->setHeightmapPath(queryString(config, "heightmapPath"));
-    application->setLevelXmlPath(queryString(config, "levelXmlPath"));
+    std::string levelXmlPath = queryString(config, "levelXmlPath");
+    application->setLevelXmlPath(levelXmlPath + queryString(config, "levelXML"));
     XMLElement* loadingScreen = config->FirstChildElement("loadingScreen");
     if (loadingScreen != NULL) {
         std::string screenPath = queryString(loadingScreen, "screenPath");