diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 22b283d..15b4e98 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ Released on ??
 
 > 🦥 The lazy update
 
+- **Default ssh config path**:
+  - SSH configuration path is now `~/.ssh/config` by default
 - **Bugfix**:
   - Fixed [Issue 126](https://github.com/veeso/termscp/issues/126)
   - Fixed [Issue 141](https://github.com/veeso/termscp/issues/141)
diff --git a/src/config/params.rs b/src/config/params.rs
index e99df84..579f095 100644
--- a/src/config/params.rs
+++ b/src/config/params.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub struct UserInterfaceConfig {
     pub notification_threshold: Option<u64>, // @! Since 0.7.0; Default 512MB
 }
 
-#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug, Default)]
+#[derive(Deserialize, Serialize, Debug)]
 /// Contains configuratio related to remote hosts
 pub struct RemoteConfig {
     /// Ssh configuration path. If NONE, won't be read
@@ -46,6 +46,19 @@ pub struct RemoteConfig {
     pub ssh_keys: HashMap<String, PathBuf>,
 }
 
+impl Default for RemoteConfig {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        let home_dir = dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("/root"));
+        let mut ssh_config_path = "~/.ssh/config".to_string();
+        ssh_config_path = ssh_config_path.replacen('~', &home_dir.to_string_lossy(), 1);
+
+        Self {
+            ssh_config: Some(ssh_config_path),
+            ssh_keys: HashMap::default(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Default for UserInterfaceConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         UserInterfaceConfig {
diff --git a/src/system/config_client.rs b/src/system/config_client.rs
index 97f175c..1938e54 100644
--- a/src/system/config_client.rs
+++ b/src/system/config_client.rs
@@ -651,7 +651,11 @@ mod tests {
         let mut client: ConfigClient = ConfigClient::new(cfg_path.as_path(), key_path.as_path())
             .ok()
             .unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(client.get_ssh_config(), None); // Null ?
+
+        let home_dir = dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_else(|| PathBuf::from("/root"));
+        let mut ssh_config_path = "~/.ssh/config".to_string();
+        ssh_config_path = ssh_config_path.replacen('~', &home_dir.to_string_lossy(), 1);
+        assert_eq!(client.get_ssh_config(), Some(ssh_config_path.as_str())); // Null ?
         client.set_ssh_config(Some(String::from("/tmp/ssh_config")));
         assert_eq!(client.get_ssh_config(), Some("/tmp/ssh_config"));
         client.set_ssh_config(None);