diff --git a/lib/cli.js b/lib/cli.js
index b7dd8f446..351b0848d 100644
--- a/lib/cli.js
+++ b/lib/cli.js
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ var processArgs = function (argv, options, fs, path) {
       configFile = './karma.conf.js'
     } else if (fs.existsSync('./karma.conf.coffee')) {
       configFile = './karma.conf.coffee'
+    } else if (fs.existsSync('./.config/karma.conf.js')) {
+      configFile = './.config/karma.conf.js'
+    } else if (fs.existsSync('./.config/karma.conf.coffee')) {
+      configFile = './.config/karma.conf.coffee'
     }
   }