diff --git a/app/config.go b/app/config.go
index a1b69d1..02c6453 100644
--- a/app/config.go
+++ b/app/config.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ func ParseConfig(filename string) (*Config, error) {
 		Skins:                     &skins,
 		WorldPath:                 "./",
 		DataPath:                  "./",
+		ColorsTxtPath:             "./",
 	}
 
 	info, err := os.Stat(filename)
diff --git a/app/setup.go b/app/setup.go
index eca8e1d..46d1d74 100644
--- a/app/setup.go
+++ b/app/setup.go
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ func Setup(p params.ParamsType, cfg *Config) *App {
 	}
 
 	//load provided colors, if available
-	info, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(a.Config.DataPath, "colors.txt"))
+	info, err := os.Stat(filepath.Join(a.Config.ColorsTxtPath, "colors.txt"))
 	if info != nil && err == nil {
 		logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{"filename": "colors.txt"}).Info("Loading colors from filesystem")
 
-		data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(a.Config.DataPath, "colors.txt"))
+		data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(a.Config.ColorsTxtPath, "colors.txt"))
 		if err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
diff --git a/app/types.go b/app/types.go
index 466a259..a930a91 100644
--- a/app/types.go
+++ b/app/types.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Skins                     *SkinsConfig            `json:"skins"`
 	WorldPath                 string                  `json:"worldpath"`
 	DataPath                  string                  `json:"datapath"`
+	ColorsTxtPath             string                  `json:colorstxtpath`
 }
 
 type MapBlockAccessorConfig struct {