diff --git a/island/__init__.py b/island/__init__.py
index 4478cb0..ad18e8d 100755
--- a/island/__init__.py
+++ b/island/__init__.py
@@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ if action_to_do not in list_actions:
 
 # todo : Remove this
 if     action_to_do != "init" \
-   and os.path.exists("." + env.get_system_base_name()) == False:
-	debug.error("Can not execute a island cmd if we have not initialize a config: '" + str("." + env.get_system_base_name()) + "'")
+   and os.path.exists(env.get_island_path()) == False:
+	debug.error("Can not execute a island cmd if we have not initialize a config: '" + str("." + env.get_system_base_name()) + "' in upper 6 parent path")
 	exit(-1)
 
 
diff --git a/island/env.py b/island/env.py
index 1524acf..63624af 100644
--- a/island/env.py
+++ b/island/env.py
@@ -28,6 +28,24 @@ def get_system_base_name():
 
 
 island_root_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd())
+if os.path.exists(os.path.join(island_root_path, "." + get_system_base_name())) == True:
+	# all is good ...
+	debug.error("plop: " + os.path.join(island_root_path, "." + get_system_base_name()))
+	pass
+elif os.path.exists(os.path.join(island_root_path, "..", "." + get_system_base_name())) == True:
+	island_root_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "..")
+elif os.path.exists(os.path.join(island_root_path, "..", "..", "." + get_system_base_name())) == True:
+	island_root_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "..", "..")
+elif os.path.exists(os.path.join(island_root_path, "..", "..", "..", "." + get_system_base_name())) == True:
+	island_root_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "..", "..", "..")
+elif os.path.exists(os.path.join(island_root_path, "..", "..", "..", "." + get_system_base_name())) == True:
+	island_root_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "..", "..", "..")
+elif os.path.exists(os.path.join(island_root_path, "..", "..", "..", "..", "." + get_system_base_name())) == True:
+	island_root_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "..", "..", "..", "..")
+elif os.path.exists(os.path.join(island_root_path, "..", "..", "..", "..", "..", "." + get_system_base_name())) == True:
+	island_root_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "..", "..", "..", "..", "..")
+else:
+	debug.error("the root path of " + get_system_base_name() + " must not be upper that 6 parent path")
 island_path = os.path.join(island_root_path, "." + get_system_base_name())
 island_path_config = os.path.join(island_path, "config.txt")
 island_path_manifest = os.path.join(island_path, "manifest")