diff --git a/starter/create/create.go b/starter/create/create.go
index e1f885e..8f11a5d 100644
--- a/starter/create/create.go
+++ b/starter/create/create.go
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func (s StarterCreator) Create() {
 	must(os.WriteFile(targetPath, content, 0o644))
 	log.Printf("StarterCreator.Create: wrote starter main.go to %s", targetPath)
 
-	s.copyFile("template.air.toml", ".air.toml")
+	s.copyFile("../template.air.toml", ".air.toml")
 	//s.copyGoMod()
 	//s.executeGoModTidy()