diff --git a/src/options.rs b/src/options.rs
index 11c5aaa54..0cac29fe6 100644
--- a/src/options.rs
+++ b/src/options.rs
@@ -60,54 +60,60 @@ macro_rules! is_flag_enabled {
     };
 }
 
-cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-    if #[cfg(test)] {
-        const DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH: &str = "bottom_this_is_a_test/bottom.toml";
-    } else {
-        const DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH: &str = "bottom/bottom.toml";
-    }
-}
+/// The default config file sub-path.
+const DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_LOCATION: &str = "bottom/bottom.toml";
 
 /// Returns the config path to use. If `override_config_path` is specified, then
 /// we will use that. If not, then return the "default" config path, which is:
+///
 /// - If a path already exists at `<HOME>/bottom/bottom.toml`, then use that for
 ///   legacy reasons.
 /// - Otherwise, use `<SYSTEM_CONFIG_FOLDER>/bottom/bottom.toml`.
 ///
 /// For more details on this, see [dirs](https://docs.rs/dirs/latest/dirs/fn.config_dir.html)'
 /// documentation.
+///
+/// XXX: For macOS, we additionally will manually check `$XDG_CONFIG_HOME` as well first
+/// before falling back to `dirs`.
 fn get_config_path(override_config_path: Option<&Path>) -> Option<PathBuf> {
     if let Some(conf_loc) = override_config_path {
         return Some(conf_loc.to_path_buf());
     } else if let Some(home_path) = dirs::home_dir() {
         let mut old_home_path = home_path;
         old_home_path.push(".config/");
-        old_home_path.push(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH);
-        if old_home_path.exists() {
-            // We used to create it at `<HOME>/DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH`, but changed it
-            // to be more correct later. However, for legacy reasons, if it already exists,
-            // use the old one.
-            return Some(old_home_path);
+        old_home_path.push(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_LOCATION);
+        if let Ok(res) = old_home_path.try_exists() {
+            if res {
+                // We used to create it at `<HOME>/DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH`, but changed it
+                // to be more correct later. However, for legacy reasons, if it already exists,
+                // use the old one.
+                return Some(old_home_path);
+            }
         }
     }
 
     let config_path = dirs::config_dir().map(|mut path| {
-        path.push(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH);
+        path.push(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_LOCATION);
         path
     });
 
     if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
-        if let Some(old_macos_path) = &config_path {
-            if old_macos_path.exists() {
-                return config_path;
-            }
-        }
-
         if let Ok(xdg_config_path) = std::env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME") {
             if !xdg_config_path.is_empty() {
+                // If XDG_CONFIG_HOME exists and is non-empty, _but_ we previously used the Library-based path
+                // for a config and it exists, then use that instead for backwards-compatibility.
+                if let Some(old_macos_path) = &config_path {
+                    if let Ok(res) = old_macos_path.try_exists() {
+                        if res {
+                            return config_path;
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                // Otherwise, try and use the XDG_CONFIG_HOME-based path.
                 let mut cfg_path = PathBuf::new();
                 cfg_path.push(xdg_config_path);
-                cfg_path.push(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH);
+                cfg_path.push(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_LOCATION);
 
                 return Some(cfg_path);
             }
@@ -1215,7 +1221,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_get_config_path_macos() {
         use super::get_config_path;
-        use super::DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH;
+        use super::DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_LOCATION;
         use std::path::PathBuf;
 
         // Case three: no previous config, no XDG var.
@@ -1231,7 +1237,10 @@ mod test {
             })
             .unwrap();
 
-        assert_eq!(get_config_path(None), Some(case_1));
+        // Skip this test if the file already exists.
+        if !case_1.exists() {
+            assert_eq!(get_config_path(None), Some(case_1));
+        }
 
         // Case two: no previous config, XDG var exists.
         std::env::set_var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME", "/tmp");
@@ -1239,7 +1248,10 @@ mod test {
         case_2.push("/tmp");
         case_2.push(DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE_PATH);
 
-        assert_eq!(get_config_path(None), Some(case_2));
+        // Skip this test if the file already exists.
+        if !case_2.exists() {
+            assert_eq!(get_config_path(None), Some(case_2));
+        }
 
         // Case one: old non-XDG exists already, XDG var exists.
         // let case_3 = case_1;