diff --git a/src/Common/Helpers/TwoFilesConfiguration.cs b/src/Common/Helpers/TwoFilesConfiguration.cs
index 48b3064f..b24233db 100644
--- a/src/Common/Helpers/TwoFilesConfiguration.cs
+++ b/src/Common/Helpers/TwoFilesConfiguration.cs
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ static ConfigFileUse GetConfigFileUseValueIgnoringCache(string userConfigFilePat
                     ConfigurationParameters.ConfigurationConfigFileParameter, resultStringApp, typeof(ConfigFileUse));
             }
 
-            return ConfigFileUse.ApplicationConfig;  // Default to Application for backwards compability
+            return ConfigFileUse.UserConfig;  // Default to User file for better performance
         }
 
         static ConfigFileUse AquireConfigFileUseValue()