diff --git a/platform/vfs.c b/platform/vfs.c
index ca3bf29..43bb247 100644
--- a/platform/vfs.c
+++ b/platform/vfs.c
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ HRESULT vfs_hook_init(const struct vfs_config *config)
     memcpy(&vfs_config, config, sizeof(*config));
 
     if (config->path[0] == L'\0') {
-        dprintf("VFS: !FATAL! Path not set for VFS!\n");
-        return E_FAIL;
+        dprintf("No vfs folder specified, using default 'vfs' at CWD\n");
+        wcscpy_s(vfs_config.path, _countof(config->path), L"vfs");
     }
 
     vfs_fixup_path(vfs_config.path, _countof(vfs_config.path));