diff --git a/src/utils/config.nix b/src/utils/config.nix
index 99ac6e6b..12cb2055 100644
--- a/src/utils/config.nix
+++ b/src/utils/config.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ let
       defaults =  {
         overridesDirs = [];
         packagesDir = "./packages";
-        projectRoot = throw "projectRoot not specified in dream2nix config";
+        projectRoot = "./.";
         repoName = null;
       };
     in