diff --git a/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/default.rs b/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/default.rs
index f55f597da2..ca95fcbc3c 100644
--- a/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/default.rs
+++ b/src/libs/kata-types/src/config/default.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ use lazy_static::lazy_static;
 lazy_static! {
     /// Default configuration file paths, vendor may extend the list
     pub static ref DEFAULT_RUNTIME_CONFIGURATIONS: Vec::<&'static str> = vec![
+        // The rust runtime specific paths
+        "/etc/kata-containers/runtime-rs/configuration.toml",
+        "/usr/share/defaults/kata-containers/runtime-rs/configuration.toml",
+        "/opt/kata/share/defaults/kata-containers/runtime-rs/configuration.toml",
+
+        // The traditional golang paths
         "/etc/kata-containers/configuration.toml",
         "/usr/share/defaults/kata-containers/configuration.toml",
         "/opt/kata/share/defaults/kata-containers/configuration.toml",