diff --git a/hub/route/configs.go b/hub/route/configs.go
index 56a9a53d6..c43d3ef97 100644
--- a/hub/route/configs.go
+++ b/hub/route/configs.go
@@ -373,9 +373,9 @@ func updateConfigs(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	} else {
 		if req.Path == "" {
 			req.Path = C.Path.Config()
-		} else if !filepath.IsLocal(req.Path) {
+		} else if !filepath.IsAbs(req.Path) {
 			render.Status(r, http.StatusBadRequest)
-			render.JSON(w, r, newError("path is not a valid absolute path"))
+			render.JSON(w, r, newError("path is not a absolute path"))
 			return
 		}