diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 405155413..42bca0b41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -38,3 +38,5 @@ Pipfile.lock
 
 # Tobiko configuration file
 tobiko.conf
+clouds.yaml
+ssh_config
diff --git a/tobiko/__init__.py b/tobiko/__init__.py
index 27fd6b096..31923b8f7 100644
--- a/tobiko/__init__.py
+++ b/tobiko/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 from tobiko.common import _asserts
+from tobiko.common import _config
 from tobiko.common import _detail
 from tobiko.common import _exception
 from tobiko.common import _fixture
@@ -31,6 +32,10 @@ details_content = _detail.details_content
 FailureException = _asserts.FailureException
 fail = _asserts.fail
 
+tobiko_config = _config.tobiko_config
+tobiko_config_dir = _config.tobiko_config_dir
+tobiko_config_path = _config.tobiko_config_path
+
 TobikoException = _exception.TobikoException
 check_valid_type = _exception.check_valid_type
 exc_info = _exception.exc_info
diff --git a/tobiko/common/_config.py b/tobiko/common/_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d6787efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tobiko/common/_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+
+import os
+
+from tobiko.common import _fixture
+
+
+class TobikoConfigFicture(_fixture.SharedFixture):
+
+    config = None
+
+    def setup_fixture(self):
+        from tobiko import config
+        self.config = config.CONF.tobiko
+
+
+def tobiko_config():
+    return _fixture.setup_fixture(TobikoConfigFicture).config
+
+
+def tobiko_config_dir():
+    return tobiko_config().config_dir
+
+
+def tobiko_config_path(path):
+    path = os.path.expanduser(path)
+    if not os.path.isabs(path):
+        path = os.path.join(tobiko_config_dir(), path)
+    return os.path.realpath(path)
diff --git a/tobiko/config.py b/tobiko/config.py
index 4a001cf93..0c7508744 100644
--- a/tobiko/config.py
+++ b/tobiko/config.py
@@ -160,8 +160,9 @@ def init_tobiko_config(default_config_dirs=None, default_config_files=None,
     CONF.set_source('tobiko', conf)
 
     # expand and normalize log_file and log_dir names
+    conf.config_dir = os.path.realpath(conf.find_file('.'))
+    log_dir = conf.log_dir or conf.config_dir
     log_file = conf.log_file or 'tobiko.log'
-    log_dir = conf.log_dir or conf.find_file('.')
     log_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser(
         os.path.join(log_dir, log_file)))
     conf.log_dir = os.path.dirname(log_path)
diff --git a/tobiko/openstack/keystone/_clouds_file.py b/tobiko/openstack/keystone/_clouds_file.py
index 4091c699c..0ee0f455e 100644
--- a/tobiko/openstack/keystone/_clouds_file.py
+++ b/tobiko/openstack/keystone/_clouds_file.py
@@ -42,23 +42,21 @@ class DefaultCloudsFileConfig(tobiko.SharedFixture):
     clouds_files = None
 
     def setup_fixture(self):
-        from tobiko import config
-        CONF = config.CONF
-        keystone_conf = CONF.tobiko.keystone
+        keystone_conf = tobiko.tobiko_config().keystone
         self.cloud_name = keystone_conf.cloud_name
-        self.clouds_file_dirs = [
-            os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser(d))
-            for d in keystone_conf.clouds_file_dirs]
+        self.clouds_file_dirs = keystone_conf.clouds_file_dirs
         self.clouds_file_names = keystone_conf.clouds_file_names
         self.clouds_files = self.list_cloud_files()
 
     def list_cloud_files(self):
         cloud_files = []
         for directory in self.clouds_file_dirs:
-            directory = os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser(directory))
-            for file_name in self.clouds_file_names:
-                file_name = os.path.join(directory, file_name)
-                cloud_files.append(file_name)
+            directory = tobiko.tobiko_config_path(directory)
+            if os.path.isdir(directory):
+                for file_name in self.clouds_file_names:
+                    file_name = os.path.join(directory, file_name)
+                    if os.path.isfile(file_name):
+                        cloud_files.append(file_name)
         return cloud_files
 
 
diff --git a/tobiko/openstack/keystone/_credentials.py b/tobiko/openstack/keystone/_credentials.py
index 86e168fbc..4a7032ff2 100644
--- a/tobiko/openstack/keystone/_credentials.py
+++ b/tobiko/openstack/keystone/_credentials.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from oslo_log import log
 import yaml
 
 import tobiko
+import testtools
 
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -267,17 +268,30 @@ class DefaultKeystoneCredentialsFixture(KeystoneCredentialsFixture):
     fixtures = DEFAULT_KEYSTONE_CREDENTIALS_FIXTURES
 
     def get_credentials(self):
+        errors = []
         for fixture in self.fixtures:
             try:
                 credentials = tobiko.setup_fixture(fixture).credentials
             except Exception:
-                LOG.exception("Error setting up fixture %r", fixture)
+                LOG.debug("Error getting cretentials from %r", fixture)
+                errors.append(tobiko.exc_info())
                 continue
 
             if credentials:
                 LOG.info("Got default credentials from fixture %r: %r",
                          fixture, credentials)
                 return credentials
+            else:
+                LOG.debug('Got no credentials from %r', fixture)
+
+        if len(errors) == 1:
+            errors[0].reraise()
+        elif errors:
+            raise testtools.MultipleExceptions(errors)
+
+        raise ValueError("No such credentials from any of: \n    " +
+                         '\n    '.join(tobiko.get_fixture_name(fixture)
+                                       for fixture in self.fixtures))
 
 
 def api_version_from_url(auth_url):
diff --git a/tobiko/shell/ssh/_config.py b/tobiko/shell/ssh/_config.py
index a285c4a99..7613b454c 100644
--- a/tobiko/shell/ssh/_config.py
+++ b/tobiko/shell/ssh/_config.py
@@ -44,9 +44,7 @@ class SSHDefaultConfigFixture(tobiko.SharedFixture):
     conf = None
 
     def setup_fixture(self):
-        from tobiko import config
-        CONF = config.CONF
-        self.conf = CONF.tobiko.ssh
+        self.conf = tobiko.tobiko_config().ssh
 
     def __getattr__(self, name):
         return getattr(self.conf, name)
@@ -72,7 +70,7 @@ class SSHConfigFixture(tobiko.SharedFixture):
     def setup_ssh_config(self):
         self.config = paramiko.SSHConfig()
         for config_file in self.config_files:
-            config_file = os.path.expanduser(config_file)
+            config_file = tobiko.tobiko_config_path(config_file)
             if os.path.exists(config_file):
                 LOG.debug("Parsing %r config file...", config_file)
                 with open(config_file) as f:
diff --git a/tobiko/shell/ssh/config.py b/tobiko/shell/ssh/config.py
index 9d2048eb2..1c08d13f1 100644
--- a/tobiko/shell/ssh/config.py
+++ b/tobiko/shell/ssh/config.py
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ OPTIONS = [
                default=None,
                help=('Default SSH username')),
     cfg.ListOpt('config_files',
-                default=['/etc/ssh/ssh_config', '~/.ssh/config'],
+                default=['/etc/ssh/ssh_config', '~/.ssh/config',
+                         './ssh_config'],
                 help="Default user SSH configuration files"),
     cfg.StrOpt('key_file',
                default='~/.ssh/id_rsa',