diff --git a/src/browser/NativeMessageInstaller.cpp b/src/browser/NativeMessageInstaller.cpp
index 7409989ab7..92b5db2913 100644
--- a/src/browser/NativeMessageInstaller.cpp
+++ b/src/browser/NativeMessageInstaller.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "NativeMessageInstaller.h"
 #include "BrowserSettings.h"
 #include "config-keepassx.h"
+#include "core/Config.h"
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
 #include <QDebug>
@@ -209,8 +210,8 @@ QString NativeMessageInstaller::getNativeMessagePath(SupportedBrowsers browser)
     QString basePath;
 #if defined(Q_OS_WIN)
     // If portable settings file exists save the JSON scripts to the application folder
-    if (QFile::exists(QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + QStringLiteral("/keepassxc.ini"))) {
-        basePath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+    if (Config::isPortable()) {
+        basePath = Config::portableConfigDir();
     } else {
         basePath = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DataLocation);
     }
diff --git a/src/core/Config.cpp b/src/core/Config.cpp
index b446ace1f2..c8a8f769b1 100644
--- a/src/core/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Config.cpp
@@ -512,20 +512,8 @@ void Config::init(const QString& configFileName, const QString& localConfigFileN
 QPair<QString, QString> Config::defaultConfigFiles()
 {
     // Check if we are running in portable mode, if so store the config files local to the app
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    // Enable QFileInfo::isWritable check on Windows
-    extern Q_CORE_EXPORT int qt_ntfs_permission_lookup;
-    qt_ntfs_permission_lookup++;
-#endif
-    auto portablePath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath().append("/%1");
-    auto portableFile = portablePath.arg(".portable");
-    bool isPortable = QFile::exists(portableFile) && QFileInfo(portableFile).isWritable();
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-    qt_ntfs_permission_lookup--;
-#endif
-
-    if (isPortable) {
-        return {portablePath.arg("config/keepassxc.ini"), portablePath.arg("config/keepassxc_local.ini")};
+    if (isPortable()) {
+        return {portableConfigDir().append("/keepassxc.ini"), portableConfigDir().append("/keepassxc_local.ini")};
     }
 
     QString configPath;
@@ -602,6 +590,27 @@ void Config::createTempFileInstance()
     tmpFile->setParent(m_instance);
 }
 
+bool Config::isPortable()
+{
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    // Enable QFileInfo::isWritable check on Windows
+    extern Q_CORE_EXPORT int qt_ntfs_permission_lookup;
+    qt_ntfs_permission_lookup++;
+#endif
+    auto portablePath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath().append("/%1");
+    auto portableFile = portablePath.arg(".portable");
+    auto isPortable = QFile::exists(portableFile) && QFileInfo(portableFile).isWritable();
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+    qt_ntfs_permission_lookup--;
+#endif
+    return isPortable;
+}
+
+QString Config::portableConfigDir()
+{
+    return QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath().append("/config");
+}
+
 QList<Config::ShortcutEntry> Config::getShortcuts() const
 {
     m_settings->beginGroup("Shortcuts");
diff --git a/src/core/Config.h b/src/core/Config.h
index 8da4c0f378..a60ce96405 100644
--- a/src/core/Config.h
+++ b/src/core/Config.h
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ class Config : public QObject
     static Config* instance();
     static void createConfigFromFile(const QString& configFileName, const QString& localConfigFileName = {});
     static void createTempFileInstance();
+    static bool isPortable();
+    static QString portableConfigDir();
 
 signals:
     void changed(ConfigKey key);