diff --git a/FlingEngine/Resources/src/FlingPaths.cpp b/FlingEngine/Resources/src/FlingPaths.cpp
index 694aa223..787bde70 100644
--- a/FlingEngine/Resources/src/FlingPaths.cpp
+++ b/FlingEngine/Resources/src/FlingPaths.cpp
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ namespace Fling
 
     void FlingPaths::GetCurrentWorkingDir(char* t_OutBuf, size_t t_BufSize)
     {
+        // Normalize CWD to the directory that contains this executable.
+        // Shipping builds use relative paths (Config/, Assets/, Logs/), so
+        // loading must not depend on whichever directory the process was
+        // launched from (IDE vs shell vs CI).
 #if FLING_WINDOWS
         {
-            // Get the real, full path to this executable, end the string before
-            // the filename itself and then set that as the current directory
-            GetModuleFileName(0, t_OutBuf, t_BufSize);
+            GetModuleFileName(0, t_OutBuf, static_cast<DWORD>(t_BufSize));
             char* lastSlash = strrchr(t_OutBuf, '\\');
             if (lastSlash)
             {
@@ -48,19 +50,27 @@ namespace Fling
         }
 #elif FLING_LINUX
         {
-            if (getcwd(t_OutBuf, t_BufSize) != nullptr) 
+            const ssize_t Len = readlink("/proc/self/exe", t_OutBuf, t_BufSize - 1);
+            if (Len == -1)
             {
-                F_LOG_TRACE("Current working dir: {}\n", t_OutBuf);
+                F_LOG_FATAL("readlink(/proc/self/exe) error");
+                return;
             }
-            else 
+
+            t_OutBuf[Len] = '\0';
+            char* lastSlash = strrchr(t_OutBuf, '/');
+            if (lastSlash)
             {
-                F_LOG_FATAL("getcwd() error");
+                *lastSlash = 0;
             }
 
-            if (chdir(t_OutBuf) == -1) 
+            if (chdir(t_OutBuf) == -1)
             {
-                F_LOG_FATAL("chdir() error :");
+                F_LOG_FATAL("chdir() error");
+                return;
             }
+
+            F_LOG_TRACE("Current working dir: {}", t_OutBuf);
         }
 #endif	// FLING_LINUX
     }
diff --git a/FlingTests/CMakeLists.txt b/FlingTests/CMakeLists.txt
index a88c5f51..f4c27229 100644
--- a/FlingTests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/FlingTests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,4 +60,14 @@ endif()
 add_executable( ${PROJECT_NAME} ${_source_list} )
 
 # Link Catch2 and everything else
-target_link_libraries( ${PROJECT_NAME} LINK_PUBLIC ${LINK_LIBS} )
\ No newline at end of file
+target_link_libraries( ${PROJECT_NAME} LINK_PUBLIC ${LINK_LIBS} )
+
+# Shipping builds resolve EngineConfigDir() to a relative "Config" path, and
+# ResourceManager::Init() chdirs to the executable directory. Keep TestConf.ini
+# next to the binary so FlingTests pass regardless of launch CWD.
+add_custom_command( TARGET ${PROJECT_NAME} POST_BUILD
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory
+        "${FLING_ROOT_DIR}/Config"
+        "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:${PROJECT_NAME}>/Config"
+    COMMENT "Copying Config next to ${PROJECT_NAME}"
+)
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/FlingTests/src/ResourceTests.cpp b/FlingTests/src/ResourceTests.cpp
index 9602c54e..1d7e6161 100644
--- a/FlingTests/src/ResourceTests.cpp
+++ b/FlingTests/src/ResourceTests.cpp
@@ -14,15 +14,13 @@ TEST_CASE("Engine Config File", "[resource]")
     using namespace Fling;
     // Logger HAS to be initalized first
     Logger::Get().Init();
+    // Sets CWD to the executable directory so relative shipping paths resolve
     ResourceManager::Get().Init();
     FlingConfig::Get().Init();
 
-    SECTION("Valid Config")
-    {
-        // Load a test config
-        bool ConfigLoaded = FlingConfig::Get().LoadConfigFile(FlingPaths::EngineConfigDir() + "/TestConf.ini");
-        REQUIRE(ConfigLoaded);
-    }
+    // Load once for all sections (Catch re-runs this block per SECTION)
+    bool ConfigLoaded = FlingConfig::Get().LoadConfigFile(FlingPaths::EngineConfigDir() + "/TestConf.ini");
+    REQUIRE(ConfigLoaded);
 
     SECTION("Read False Bool")
     {
@@ -58,4 +56,4 @@ TEST_CASE("Engine Config File", "[resource]")
     ResourceManager::Get().Shutdown();
     Logger::Get().Shutdown();
     FlingConfig::Get().Shutdown();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}