diff --git a/system/core/Config.php b/system/core/Config.php
index 4b4e5a7..b21d7a5 100644
--- a/system/core/Config.php
+++ b/system/core/Config.php
@@ -102,13 +102,13 @@
 	{
 		$file = ($file === '') ? 'config' : str_replace('.php', '', $file);
 		$found = $loaded = FALSE;
+		
+		$check_locations = defined('ENVIRONMENT')
+			? array(ENVIRONMENT.'/'.$file, $file)
+			: array($file);
 
 		foreach ($this->_config_paths as $path)
 		{
-			$check_locations = defined('ENVIRONMENT')
-				? array(ENVIRONMENT.'/'.$file, $file)
-				: array($file);
-
 			foreach ($check_locations as $location)
 			{
 				$file_path = $path.'config/'.$location.'.php';