diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index 8c47bd05..4d62ba75 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -154,17 +154,16 @@ void Application::shutdown() {
 }
 
 void Application::loadProjectConfiguration() {
-    auto currentPath = std::filesystem::current_path().string();
-    auto jsonConfigFile = QFile(QString::fromStdString(currentPath + "/bloom.json"));
+    auto jsonConfigFile = QFile(QString::fromStdString(Paths::projectConfigPath()));
 
     if (!jsonConfigFile.exists()) {
         throw InvalidConfig("Bloom configuration file (bloom.json) not found. Working directory: "
-            + currentPath);
+            + Paths::projectDirPath());
     }
 
     if (!jsonConfigFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
         throw InvalidConfig("Failed to load Bloom configuration file (bloom.json) Working directory: "
-            + currentPath);
+            + Paths::projectDirPath());
     }
 
     auto jsonObject = QJsonDocument::fromJson(jsonConfigFile.readAll()).object();
diff --git a/src/Helpers/Paths.hpp b/src/Helpers/Paths.hpp
index bcbc4475..6cf6b876 100644
--- a/src/Helpers/Paths.hpp
+++ b/src/Helpers/Paths.hpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <string>
+#include <filesystem>
 
 namespace Bloom
 {
@@ -19,10 +20,27 @@ namespace Bloom
          *
          * @return
          */
-        static inline std::string resourcesDirPath() {
+        static std::string resourcesDirPath() {
             return Paths::applicationDirPath() + "/../resources/";
         }
 
+        /**
+         * Returns the path to the current project's directory (the working directory, from which Bloom was run)
+         *
+         * @return
+         */
+        static std::string projectDirPath() {
+            return std::filesystem::current_path().string();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns the path to the current project's configuration file (bloom.json).
+         *
+         * @return
+         */
+        static std::string projectConfigPath() {
+            return std::filesystem::current_path().string() + "/bloom.json";
+        }
         /**
          * Returns the path to Bloom's compiled resources.
          *