diff --git a/.oxrls/.oxrls/882f-useful-mouse.md b/.oxrls/.oxrls/882f-useful-mouse.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b1dba0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.oxrls/.oxrls/882f-useful-mouse.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@bdbchgg/oxrls": "patch"
+---
+
+Move config to .oxrls/config.json, fix release_dir_abs for nested config
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diff --git a/.oxrls/.oxrls/aaca-spare-cradle.md b/.oxrls/.oxrls/aaca-spare-cradle.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 398f7f0..0000000
--- a/.oxrls/.oxrls/aaca-spare-cradle.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-"@bdbchgg/oxrls": "patch"
----
-
-Move config to .oxrls/config.json, add camelCase rename_all
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diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 230ef14..690e109 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,15 @@ impl OxrlsConfig {
   /// Find the config dir (the release_dir relative to config file location or cwd).
   pub fn release_dir_abs(&self, config_path: &Path) -> PathBuf {
     let base = config_path.parent().unwrap_or_else(|| Path::new("."));
-    base.join(&self.release_dir)
+    // If the config is already inside the release directory, use the config's parent directly.
+    // Otherwise, join the release_dir relative to the config's parent.
+    let release_path = base.join(&self.release_dir);
+    if release_path == base {
+      // Config is inside release dir — don't double-join
+      base.to_path_buf()
+    } else {
+      release_path
+    }
   }
 
   /// Write config to a file.