diff --git a/examples/config b/examples/config
index 368a06f6d..99e7af5fb 100644
--- a/examples/config
+++ b/examples/config
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-root = "./"
+include "config.path"
+
+-- preload = "./examples/preload.lua"	-- run preload.lua before every lua service run
 thread = 8
 logger = nil
 logpath = "."
@@ -8,12 +10,6 @@ master = "127.0.0.1:2013"
 start = "main"	-- main script
 bootstrap = "snlua bootstrap"	-- The service for bootstrap
 standalone = "0.0.0.0:2013"
-luaservice = root.."service/?.lua;"..root.."test/?.lua;"..root.."examples/?.lua"
-lualoader = root .. "lualib/loader.lua"
-lua_path = root.."lualib/?.lua;"..root.."lualib/?/init.lua"
-lua_cpath = root .. "luaclib/?.so"
--- preload = "./examples/preload.lua"	-- run preload.lua before every lua service run
-snax = root.."examples/?.lua;"..root.."test/?.lua"
 -- snax_interface_g = "snax_g"
 cpath = root.."cservice/?.so"
 -- daemon = "./skynet.pid"
diff --git a/examples/config.path b/examples/config.path
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..579fece5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/config.path
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+root = "./"
+luaservice = root.."service/?.lua;"..root.."test/?.lua;"..root.."examples/?.lua"
+lualoader = root .. "lualib/loader.lua"
+lua_path = root.."lualib/?.lua;"..root.."lualib/?/init.lua"
+lua_cpath = root .. "luaclib/?.so"
+snax = root.."examples/?.lua;"..root.."test/?.lua"
diff --git a/skynet-src/skynet_main.c b/skynet-src/skynet_main.c
index 141802be1..f08feef2d 100644
--- a/skynet-src/skynet_main.c
+++ b/skynet-src/skynet_main.c
@@ -83,18 +83,32 @@ int sigign() {
 }
 
 static const char * load_config = "\
-	local config_name = ...\n\
-	local f = assert(io.open(config_name))\n\
-	local code = assert(f:read \'*a\')\n\
-	local function getenv(name) return assert(os.getenv(name), \'os.getenv() failed: \' .. name) end\n\
-	code = string.gsub(code, \'%$([%w_%d]+)\', getenv)\n\
-	f:close()\n\
 	local result = {}\n\
+	local function getenv(name) return assert(os.getenv(name), [[os.getenv() failed: ]] .. name) end\n\
+	local sep = package.config:sub(1,1)\n\
+	local current_path = [[.]]..sep\n\
 	local function include(filename)\n\
-		assert(loadfile(filename, \'t\', result))()\n\
+		local last_path = current_path\n\
+		local path, name = filename:match([[(.*]]..sep..[[)(.*)$]])\n\
+		if path then\n\
+			if path:sub(1,1) == sep then	-- root\n\
+				current_path = path\n\
+			else\n\
+				current_path = current_path .. path\n\
+			end\n\
+		else\n\
+			name = filename\n\
+		end\n\
+		local f = assert(io.open(current_path .. name))\n\
+		local code = assert(f:read [[*a]])\n\
+		code = string.gsub(code, [[%$([%w_%d]+)]], getenv)\n\
+		f:close()\n\
+		assert(load(code,[[@]]..filename,[[t]],result))()\n\
+		current_path = last_path\n\
 	end\n\
 	setmetatable(result, { __index = { include = include } })\n\
-	assert(load(code,\'=(load)\',\'t\',result))()\n\
+	local config_name = ...\n\
+	include(config_name)\n\
 	setmetatable(result, nil)\n\
 	return result\n\
 ";