diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua b/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
index 6aef37ba..df332811 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/config/init.lua
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ local defaults = {
 
 M.json = {
   version = 6,
+  path = vim.g.lazyvim_json or vim.fn.stdpath("config") .. "/lazyvim.json",
   data = {
     version = nil, ---@type string?
     news = {}, ---@type table<string, string>
@@ -144,8 +145,7 @@ M.json = {
 }
 
 function M.json.load()
-  local path = vim.fn.stdpath("config") .. "/lazyvim.json"
-  local f = io.open(path, "r")
+  local f = io.open(M.json.path, "r")
   if f then
     local data = f:read("*a")
     f:close()
diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/util/json.lua b/lua/lazyvim/util/json.lua
index 3abdad75..a823606a 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/util/json.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/util/json.lua
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ end
 
 function M.save()
   LazyVim.config.json.data.version = LazyVim.config.json.version
-  local path = vim.fn.stdpath("config") .. "/lazyvim.json"
-  local f = io.open(path, "w")
+  local f = io.open(LazyVim.config.json.path, "w")
   if f then
     f:write(LazyVim.json.encode(LazyVim.config.json.data))
     f:close()