diff --git a/config/http_config.go b/config/http_config.go
index 92699b58..3ba7f99c 100644
--- a/config/http_config.go
+++ b/config/http_config.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
@@ -248,6 +249,30 @@ func (a *OAuth2) SetDirectory(dir string) {
 	a.TLSConfig.SetDirectory(dir)
 }
 
+// LoadHTTPConfig parses the YAML input s into a HTTPClientConfig.
+func LoadHTTPConfig(s string) (*HTTPClientConfig, error) {
+	cfg := &HTTPClientConfig{}
+	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict([]byte(s), cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return cfg, nil
+}
+
+// LoadHTTPConfigFile parses the given YAML file into a HTTPClientConfig.
+func LoadHTTPConfigFile(filename string) (*HTTPClientConfig, []byte, error) {
+	content, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	cfg, err := LoadHTTPConfig(string(content))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	cfg.SetDirectory(filepath.Dir(filepath.Dir(filename)))
+	return cfg, content, nil
+}
+
 // HTTPClientConfig configures an HTTP client.
 type HTTPClientConfig struct {
 	// The HTTP basic authentication credentials for the targets.
diff --git a/config/http_config_test.go b/config/http_config_test.go
index 89594cd6..f608447c 100644
--- a/config/http_config_test.go
+++ b/config/http_config_test.go
@@ -1125,29 +1125,6 @@ func TestInvalidHTTPConfigs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// LoadHTTPConfig parses the YAML input s into a HTTPClientConfig.
-func LoadHTTPConfig(s string) (*HTTPClientConfig, error) {
-	cfg := &HTTPClientConfig{}
-	err := yaml.UnmarshalStrict([]byte(s), cfg)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return cfg, nil
-}
-
-// LoadHTTPConfigFile parses the given YAML file into a HTTPClientConfig.
-func LoadHTTPConfigFile(filename string) (*HTTPClientConfig, []byte, error) {
-	content, err := os.ReadFile(filename)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	cfg, err := LoadHTTPConfig(string(content))
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
-	}
-	return cfg, content, nil
-}
-
 type roundTrip struct {
 	theResponse *http.Response
 	theError    error