diff --git a/example/run_all.py b/example/run_all.py
index 7cf530a..e0d1ed6 100644
--- a/example/run_all.py
+++ b/example/run_all.py
@@ -39,10 +39,16 @@ def main():
         cfg = json.load(f)
 
     # Resolve config path without duplicating base_dir on Windows when user passes example/config.json
-    if config_path.exists():
+    if config_path.is_absolute():
         config_path = resolve_path(config_path.parent, config_path)
     else:
-        config_path = resolve_path(base_dir, config_path)
+        candidate = base_dir / config_path
+        if candidate.exists():
+            config_path = resolve_path(candidate.parent, candidate)
+        elif config_path.exists():
+            config_path = resolve_path(config_path.parent, config_path)
+        else:
+            config_path = resolve_path(base_dir, config_path)
     timesteps = cfg.get("timesteps", 200)
     seq_len = cfg.get("sample_seq_len", cfg.get("seq_len", 64))
     batch_size = cfg.get("sample_batch_size", cfg.get("batch_size", 2))