diff --git a/src/runtime_rules.rs b/src/runtime_rules.rs
index 7f1dda4..92ac330 100644
--- a/src/runtime_rules.rs
+++ b/src/runtime_rules.rs
@@ -21,26 +21,31 @@ pub fn runtime_match(
 	let xdg_config_home = std::env::var("XDG_CONFIG_HOME")
 		.unwrap_or_else(|_| std::env::var("HOME").unwrap() + "/.config");
 	let xdg_config_dirs = std::env::var("XDG_CONFIG_DIRS").unwrap_or("/etc/xdg".to_owned());
+	let xdg_config_dirs = xdg_config_dirs.split(':').collect::<Vec<&str>>();
 
 	let user_rule_dir = format!("{}/pay-respects/rules", xdg_config_home);
-	let system_rule_dir = format!("{}/pay-respects/rules", xdg_config_dirs);
-
-
 	let user_rule_file = format!("{}/{}.toml", user_rule_dir, executable);
-	let system_rule_file = format!("{}/{}.toml", system_rule_dir, executable);
 
-	let file;
+	let mut file = Option::None;
 
 	if std::path::Path::new(&user_rule_file).exists() {
-		file = user_rule_file;
-	} else if std::path::Path::new(&system_rule_file).exists() {
-		file = system_rule_file;
+		file = Some(user_rule_file);
 	} else {
+		for dir in xdg_config_dirs {
+			let rule_dir = format!("{}/pay-respects/rules", dir);
+			let rule_file = format!("{}/{}.toml", rule_dir, executable);
+			if std::path::Path::new(&rule_file).exists() {
+				file = Some(rule_file);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if file.is_none() {
 		return None;
 	}
 
-
-	let file = std::fs::read_to_string(file).unwrap();
+	let file = std::fs::read_to_string(file.unwrap()).unwrap();
 	let rule: Rule = toml::from_str(&file).unwrap();
 	let split_command = split_command(&last_command);