diff --git a/default_config.cfg b/bulkredditdownloader/default_config.cfg
similarity index 100%
rename from default_config.cfg
rename to bulkredditdownloader/default_config.cfg
diff --git a/bulkredditdownloader/downloader.py b/bulkredditdownloader/downloader.py
index d4b47f2..3cf1f78 100644
--- a/bulkredditdownloader/downloader.py
+++ b/bulkredditdownloader/downloader.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import configparser
 import hashlib
+import importlib.resources
 import logging
 import os
 import re
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ class RedditDownloader:
                           Path('./default_config.cfg'),
                           Path(self.config_directory, 'config.cfg'),
                           Path(self.config_directory, 'default_config.cfg'),
+                          list(importlib.resources.path('bulkredditdownloader', 'default_config.cfg').gen)[0],
                           ]
         self.config_location = None
         for path in possible_paths:
diff --git a/bulkredditdownloader/tests/test_integration.py b/bulkredditdownloader/tests/test_integration.py
index d025828..dab80c8 100644
--- a/bulkredditdownloader/tests/test_integration.py
+++ b/bulkredditdownloader/tests/test_integration.py
@@ -230,3 +230,10 @@ def test_cli_download_hard_fail(test_args: list[str], tmp_path: Path):
     test_args = ['download', str(tmp_path), '-v', '--config', 'test_config.cfg'] + test_args
     result = runner.invoke(cli, test_args)
     assert result.exit_code != 0
+
+
+def test_cli_download_use_default_config(tmp_path: Path):
+    runner = CliRunner()
+    test_args = ['download', '-vv', str(tmp_path)]
+    result = runner.invoke(cli, test_args)
+    assert result.exit_code == 0