diff --git a/src/main/java/org/polypheny/qtf/QTFConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/polypheny/qtf/QTFConfig.java
index 69ffb28..0918695 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/polypheny/qtf/QTFConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/polypheny/qtf/QTFConfig.java
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@
 public class QTFConfig {
 
     static Properties prop;
-
+    static OS os = Platform.getNativePlatform().getOS();
 
     static {
         prop = new Properties();
         //see https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16343939/loading-properties-file-from-static-context
-        try ( InputStream input = QTFConfig.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream( "config.properties" ) ) {
+        String configPath = "config_"+os.toString()+".properties";
+        try ( InputStream input = QTFConfig.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream( configPath ) ) {
             prop.load( input );
         } catch ( IOException ex ) {
             log.error( "Could not load properties" );
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.properties b/src/main/resources/config.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index 010ae3d..0000000
--- a/src/main/resources/config.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-
-reconnectionTimeout = 5000
-host = localhost
-port = 8080
-fuseCapacityGB = 1000
-#mac
-libraryPath = /usr/local/lib/
-libfuse = libosxfuse.2.dylib
-#linux:
-#libraryPath = /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
-#libfuse = libfuse.so
-#windows
-#libraryPath = C:\\Program Files (x86)\\WinFsp\\bin\\
-#libfuse = winfsp-x64.dll
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config_linux.properties b/src/main/resources/config_linux.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee179b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/config_linux.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+reconnectionTimeout = 5000
+host = localhost
+port = 8080
+fuseCapacityGB = 1000
+
+#linux:
+libraryPath = /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/
+libfuse = libfuse.so
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config_mac.properties b/src/main/resources/config_mac.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44b21ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/config_mac.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+reconnectionTimeout = 5000
+host = localhost
+port = 8080
+fuseCapacityGB = 1000
+
+#mac
+libraryPath = /usr/local/lib/
+libfuse = libosxfuse.2.dylib
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config_windows.properties b/src/main/resources/config_windows.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec94992
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/config_windows.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+
+reconnectionTimeout = 5000
+host = localhost
+port = 8080
+fuseCapacityGB = 1000
+
+#windows
+libraryPath = C:\\Program Files (x86)\\WinFsp\\bin\\
+libfuse = winfsp-x64.dll
\ No newline at end of file