diff --git a/settings/settings.go b/settings/settings.go
index d956e21..68691d9 100644
--- a/settings/settings.go
+++ b/settings/settings.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package settings
 
 import (
+	"os"
+
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 )
 
@@ -30,7 +32,11 @@ type Resources struct {
 
 // Read from the configuration file
 func (s *Settings) Read(out interface{}) error {
-	content, err := s.Stream(s.Resources.Config)
+	localConfigPath := s.Resources.Config
+	if _, err := os.Stat(".realize/"); err == nil {
+		localConfigPath = ".realize/" + s.Resources.Config
+	}
+	content, err := s.Stream(localConfigPath)
 	if err == nil {
 		err = yaml.Unmarshal(content, out)
 		return err
@@ -39,10 +45,13 @@ func (s *Settings) Read(out interface{}) error {
 }
 
 // Record create and unmarshal the yaml config file
-func (h *Settings) Record(out interface{}) error {
+func (s *Settings) Record(out interface{}) error {
 	y, err := yaml.Marshal(out)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return h.Write(h.Resources.Config, y)
+	if _, err := os.Stat(".realize/"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+		os.Mkdir(".realize", 0770)
+	}
+	return s.Write(".realize/"+s.Resources.Config, y)
 }