diff --git a/include/client.hpp b/include/client.hpp
index 1124cbba..bd80d0bd 100644
--- a/include/client.hpp
+++ b/include/client.hpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Client {
 
  private:
   Client() = default;
+  const std::string        getStyle(const std::string &style);
   void                     bindInterfaces();
   void                     handleOutput(struct waybar_output &output);
   auto                     setupCss(const std::string &css_file) -> void;
diff --git a/include/config.hpp b/include/config.hpp
index bb7b9068..25b78ab2 100644
--- a/include/config.hpp
+++ b/include/config.hpp
@@ -2,17 +2,26 @@
 
 #include <json/json.h>
 
+#include <optional>
 #include <string>
 
+#ifndef SYSCONFDIR
+#define SYSCONFDIR "/etc"
+#endif
+
 namespace waybar {
 
 class Config {
  public:
+  static const std::vector<std::string> CONFIG_DIRS;
+
+  /* Try to find any of provided names in the supported set of config directories */
+  static std::optional<std::string> findConfigPath(
+      const std::vector<std::string> &names, const std::vector<std::string> &dirs = CONFIG_DIRS);
+
   Config() = default;
 
-  void load(const std::string &config, const std::string &style);
-
-  const std::string &getStyle() { return css_file_; }
+  void load(const std::string &config);
 
   Json::Value &getConfig() { return config_; }
 
@@ -24,7 +33,6 @@ class Config {
   void mergeConfig(Json::Value &a_config_, Json::Value &b_config_);
 
   std::string config_file_;
-  std::string css_file_;
 
   Json::Value config_;
 };
diff --git a/src/client.cpp b/src/client.cpp
index 07648839..95f5a295 100644
--- a/src/client.cpp
+++ b/src/client.cpp
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ void waybar::Client::handleDeferredMonitorRemoval(Glib::RefPtr<Gdk::Monitor> mon
   outputs_.remove_if([&monitor](const auto &output) { return output.monitor == monitor; });
 }
 
+const std::string waybar::Client::getStyle(const std::string &style) {
+  auto css_file = style.empty() ? Config::findConfigPath({"style.css"}) : style;
+  if (!css_file) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Missing required resource files");
+  }
+  spdlog::info("Using CSS file {}", css_file.value());
+  return css_file.value();
+};
+
 auto waybar::Client::setupCss(const std::string &css_file) -> void {
   css_provider_ = Gtk::CssProvider::create();
   style_context_ = Gtk::StyleContext::create();
@@ -226,8 +235,9 @@ int waybar::Client::main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
     throw std::runtime_error("Bar need to run under Wayland");
   }
   wl_display = gdk_wayland_display_get_wl_display(gdk_display->gobj());
-  config.load(config_opt, style_opt);
-  setupCss(config.getStyle());
+  config.load(config_opt);
+  auto css_file = getStyle(style_opt);
+  setupCss(css_file);
   bindInterfaces();
   gtk_app->hold();
   gtk_app->run();
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index 6c7fa179..ed7168dc 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -9,58 +9,51 @@
 
 #include "util/json.hpp"
 
-#ifndef SYSCONFDIR
-#define SYSCONFDIR "/etc"
-#endif
-
 namespace waybar {
 
-const std::string getValidPath(const std::vector<std::string> &paths) {
-  wordexp_t p;
+const std::vector<std::string> Config::CONFIG_DIRS = {
+    "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/waybar/",
+    "$HOME/.config/waybar/",
+    "$HOME/waybar/",
+    "/etc/xdg/waybar/",
+    SYSCONFDIR "/xdg/waybar/",
+    "./resources/",
+};
 
-  for (const std::string &path : paths) {
-    if (wordexp(path.c_str(), &p, 0) == 0) {
-      if (access(*p.we_wordv, F_OK) == 0) {
-        std::string result = *p.we_wordv;
-        wordfree(&p);
-        return result;
-      }
+std::optional<std::string> tryExpandPath(const std::string &path) {
+  wordexp_t p;
+  if (wordexp(path.c_str(), &p, 0) == 0) {
+    if (access(*p.we_wordv, F_OK) == 0) {
+      std::string result = *p.we_wordv;
       wordfree(&p);
+      return result;
+    }
+    wordfree(&p);
+  }
+  return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+const std::string getValidPath(const std::vector<std::string> &paths) {
+  for (const std::string &path : paths) {
+    if (auto res = tryExpandPath(path); res) {
+      return res.value();
     }
   }
 
   return std::string();
 }
 
-std::tuple<const std::string, const std::string> getConfigs(const std::string &config,
-                                                            const std::string &style) {
-  auto config_file = config.empty() ? getValidPath({
-                                          "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/waybar/config",
-                                          "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/waybar/config.jsonc",
-                                          "$HOME/.config/waybar/config",
-                                          "$HOME/.config/waybar/config.jsonc",
-                                          "$HOME/waybar/config",
-                                          "$HOME/waybar/config.jsonc",
-                                          "/etc/xdg/waybar/config",
-                                          "/etc/xdg/waybar/config.jsonc",
-                                          SYSCONFDIR "/xdg/waybar/config",
-                                          "./resources/config",
-                                      })
-                                    : config;
-  auto css_file = style.empty() ? getValidPath({
-                                      "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/waybar/style.css",
-                                      "$HOME/.config/waybar/style.css",
-                                      "$HOME/waybar/style.css",
-                                      "/etc/xdg/waybar/style.css",
-                                      SYSCONFDIR "/xdg/waybar/style.css",
-                                      "./resources/style.css",
-                                  })
-                                : style;
-  if (css_file.empty() || config_file.empty()) {
-    throw std::runtime_error("Missing required resources files");
+std::optional<std::string> Config::findConfigPath(const std::vector<std::string> &names,
+                                                  const std::vector<std::string> &dirs) {
+  std::vector<std::string> paths;
+  for (const auto &dir : dirs) {
+    for (const auto &name : names) {
+      if (auto res = tryExpandPath(dir + name); res) {
+        return res;
+      }
+    }
   }
-  spdlog::info("Resources files: {}, {}", config_file, css_file);
-  return {config_file, css_file};
+  return std::nullopt;
 }
 
 void Config::setupConfig(const std::string &config_file, int depth) {
@@ -143,8 +136,13 @@ bool isValidOutput(const Json::Value &config, const std::string &name,
   return true;
 }
 
-void Config::load(const std::string &config, const std::string &style) {
-  std::tie(config_file_, css_file_) = getConfigs(config, style);
+void Config::load(const std::string &config) {
+  auto file = config.empty() ? findConfigPath({"config", "config.jsonc"}) : config;
+  if (!file) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("Missing required resource files");
+  }
+  config_file_ = file.value();
+  spdlog::info("Using configuration file {}", config_file_);
   setupConfig(config_file_, 0);
 }