diff --git a/src/config.py b/src/config.py
index 502cf76..3bdf7e5 100644
--- a/src/config.py
+++ b/src/config.py
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@ class Config:
             canary_token_tries=canary.get("token_tries", 10),
             dashboard_secret_path=dashboard_path,
             probability_error_codes=behavior.get("probability_error_codes", 0),
-            exports_path=exports.get("path"),
-            backups_path=backups.get("path"),
+            exports_path=exports.get("path", "exports"),
+            backups_path=backups.get("path", "backups"),
             backups_enabled=backups.get("enabled", False),
             backups_cron=backups.get("cron"),
             database_path=database.get("path", "data/krawl.db"),