diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index db65b318b..efb4e87e2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -7173,8 +7173,7 @@
         "ansi-regex": {
           "version": "2.1.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "aproba": {
           "version": "1.2.0",
@@ -7195,14 +7194,12 @@
         "balanced-match": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "brace-expansion": {
           "version": "1.1.11",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
             "concat-map": "0.0.1"
@@ -7217,20 +7214,17 @@
         "code-point-at": {
           "version": "1.1.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "concat-map": {
           "version": "0.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "console-control-strings": {
           "version": "1.1.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "core-util-is": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -7347,8 +7341,7 @@
         "inherits": {
           "version": "2.0.3",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "ini": {
           "version": "1.3.5",
@@ -7360,7 +7353,6 @@
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "number-is-nan": "^1.0.0"
           }
@@ -7375,7 +7367,6 @@
           "version": "3.0.4",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
           }
@@ -7383,14 +7374,12 @@
         "minimist": {
           "version": "0.0.8",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "minipass": {
           "version": "2.3.5",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "safe-buffer": "^5.1.2",
             "yallist": "^3.0.0"
@@ -7409,7 +7398,6 @@
           "version": "0.5.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "minimist": "0.0.8"
           }
@@ -7490,8 +7478,7 @@
         "number-is-nan": {
           "version": "1.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "object-assign": {
           "version": "4.1.1",
@@ -7503,7 +7490,6 @@
           "version": "1.4.0",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "wrappy": "1"
           }
@@ -7589,8 +7575,7 @@
         "safe-buffer": {
           "version": "5.1.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "safer-buffer": {
           "version": "2.1.2",
@@ -7626,7 +7611,6 @@
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "code-point-at": "^1.0.0",
             "is-fullwidth-code-point": "^1.0.0",
@@ -7646,7 +7630,6 @@
           "version": "3.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "ansi-regex": "^2.0.0"
           }
@@ -7690,14 +7673,12 @@
         "wrappy": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "yallist": {
           "version": "3.0.3",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 373699ddf..fda7ec189 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -309,4 +309,4 @@
   "extensionDependencies": [
     "ms-python.python"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/extension_utils/utils.ts b/src/extension_utils/utils.ts
index 9df7a6434..89fe04bd8 100644
--- a/src/extension_utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/extension_utils/utils.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { DependencyChecker } from "./dependencyChecker";
 import { DeviceContext } from "../deviceContext";
 import { ExtensionContext, MessageItem, OutputChannel, Uri, window } from "vscode";
 import { CONSTANTS, CPX_CONFIG_FILE, DialogResponses, USER_CODE_NAMES } from "../constants";
+import { CPXWorkspace } from "../cpxWorkspace";
 
 // tslint:disable-next-line: export-name
 export const getPathToScript = (
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ export function generateCPXConfig(): void {
   const cpxJson = {
     port: deviceContext.port
   };
-  const cpxConfigFilePath: string = CPX_CONFIG_FILE;
+  const cpxConfigFilePath: string = path.join(CPXWorkspace.rootPath, CPX_CONFIG_FILE);
   mkdirRecursivelySync(path.dirname(cpxConfigFilePath));
   fs.writeFileSync(cpxConfigFilePath, JSON.stringify(cpxJson, null, 4));
 }