diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 73f25068d..eb7ce70d6 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from dotenv import load_dotenv
 from aider.coder import Coder
 from aider.io import InputOutput
 
+
 def get_git_root():
     try:
         repo = git.Repo(search_parent_directories=True)
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ def get_git_root():
         return None
 
 
-
 def main(args=None, input=None, output=None):
     if args is None:
         args = sys.argv[1:]
@@ -22,13 +22,12 @@ def main(args=None, input=None, output=None):
     load_dotenv()
     env_prefix = "AIDER_"
 
-    git_root = get_git_root()
-    if git_root:
-        default_config_files.insert(0, os.path.join(git_root, ".aider.conf.yml"))
-
     default_config_files = [
         os.path.expanduser("~/.aider.conf.yml"),
     ]
+    git_root = get_git_root()
+    if git_root:
+        default_config_files.insert(0, os.path.join(git_root, ".aider.conf.yml"))
 
     parser = configargparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="aider - chat with GPT about your code",