diff --git a/py3status/argparsers.py b/py3status/argparsers.py
index 4e147bfdc2..2945f4b6b1 100644
--- a/py3status/argparsers.py
+++ b/py3status/argparsers.py
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ def parse_cli_args():
     # i3status config file default detection
     # respect i3status' file detection order wrt issue #43
     i3status_config_file_candidates = [
+        "{}/py3status/py3status.conf".format(xdg_home_path),
         "{}/.i3status.conf".format(home_path),
         "{}/i3status/config".format(xdg_home_path),
         "{}/.config/i3/i3status.conf".format(home_path),
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@ def _format_action_invocation(self, action):
     # make include path to search for user modules if None
     if not options.include_paths:
         options.include_paths = [
+            "{}/py3status/modules".format(xdg_home_path),
             "{}/.i3/py3status".format(home_path),
             "{}/.config/i3/py3status".format(home_path),
             "{}/i3status/py3status".format(xdg_home_path),