diff --git a/script_venv/venv.py b/script_venv/venv.py
index ed8a232a..82878593 100644
--- a/script_venv/venv.py
+++ b/script_venv/venv.py
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ def abs_path(raw_path: Path) -> Path:
     return Path(abs_path).absolute()
 
 
+def venv_path(cfg_path: Path, location: str) -> Path:
+    if cfg_path.name == '.config':
+        cfg_path = Path(*cfg_path.parts[:-1])
+    return cfg_path / location if location else cfg_path
+
+
 class VEnvDependencies(object):  # pragma: no cover
     def echo(self, msg: str):
         raise NotImplementedError()
@@ -54,7 +60,7 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, deps: VEnvDependencies,
         self.config_path = config_path
         self.requirements = set(requirements or [])
         self.prerequisites = set(prerequisites or [])
-        self.env_path = (Path(config_path, location) if location else Path(config_path)) / '.sv' / name
+        self.env_path = venv_path(Path(config_path), location) / '.sv' / name
         self.abs_path = abs_path(self.env_path)
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 7b961a02..ab5c62d7 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ def test_venv_user(self, config_deps: Mock, config: VenvConfig) -> None:
 
         config.load()
 
-        assert '~' in str(config.venvs['pip.test'])
+        assert path.join('~', '.sv') in str(config.venvs['pip.test'])
 
     def test_venv_local(self, config_deps: Mock, config: VenvConfig) -> None:
         config_read(config_deps, {self.CWD_sv_cfg: "[pip.test]\nlocation = ~\n"})
 
         config.load()
 
-        assert '~' in str(config.venvs['pip.test'])
+        assert path.join('~', '.sv') in str(config.venvs['pip.test'])
 
 
 class TestVenvConfigList(VenvConfigFixtures):