diff --git a/src/bin/start-keycloak/realmConfig/realmConfig.ts b/src/bin/start-keycloak/realmConfig/realmConfig.ts
index b7793ec7..cd7e689e 100644
--- a/src/bin/start-keycloak/realmConfig/realmConfig.ts
+++ b/src/bin/start-keycloak/realmConfig/realmConfig.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ export async function getRealmConfig(params: {
 
     const realmJsonFilePath = pathJoin(
         buildContext.projectDirPath,
+        ".keycloakify",
         `realm-kc-${keycloakMajorVersionNumber}.json`
     );