diff --git a/features/src/wordpress/devcontainer-feature.json b/features/src/wordpress/devcontainer-feature.json
index e3725edf..9fa1550f 100644
--- a/features/src/wordpress/devcontainer-feature.json
+++ b/features/src/wordpress/devcontainer-feature.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "id": "wordpress",
     "name": "WordPress",
     "description": "Sets up WordPress into the Dev Environment",
-    "version": "2.6.0",
+    "version": "2.6.1",
     "documentationURL": "https://github.com/Automattic/vip-codespaces/tree/trunk/features/src/wordpress",
     "containerEnv": {
         "WP_CLI_CONFIG_PATH": "/etc/wp-cli/wp-cli.yaml",
diff --git a/features/src/wordpress/setup-wordpress.sh b/features/src/wordpress/setup-wordpress.sh
index 8f71b5bb..af80d5fa 100755
--- a/features/src/wordpress/setup-wordpress.sh
+++ b/features/src/wordpress/setup-wordpress.sh
@@ -47,13 +47,18 @@ else
     base=$(pwd)
 fi
 
-for i in client-mu-plugins images languages plugins themes vip-config; do
+for i in client-mu-plugins images languages plugins themes; do
     if [ -e "${base}/${i}" ]; then
         sudo rm -rf "/wp/wp-content/${i}"
         sudo ln -sf "${base}/${i}" "/wp/wp-content/${i}"
     fi
 done
 
+if [ -e "${base}/vip-config" ]; then
+    sudo rm -rf "/wp/vip-config"
+    sudo ln -sf "${base}/vip-config" "/wp/vip-config"
+fi
+
 if [ -n "${WP_PERSIST_UPLOADS}" ]; then
     sudo install -d -o "${MY_UID}" -g "${MY_GID}" -m 0755 /workspaces/uploads
     sudo install -d -o "${MY_UID}" -g "${MY_GID}" -m 0755 /wp/wp-content
diff --git a/features/src/wordpress/wp/config/wp-config-defaults.php b/features/src/wordpress/wp/config/wp-config-defaults.php
index c3a45ff9..a19673a0 100644
--- a/features/src/wordpress/wp/config/wp-config-defaults.php
+++ b/features/src/wordpress/wp/config/wp-config-defaults.php
@@ -114,8 +114,10 @@
 /**
  * VIP Config
  */
-if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . '/wp-content/vip-config/vip-config.php' ) ) {
-	require_once( ABSPATH . '/wp-content/vip-config/vip-config.php' );
+if ( file_exists( ABSPATH . '/vip-config/vip-config.php' ) ) {
+	require_once  ABSPATH . '/vip-config/vip-config.php';
+} elseif ( file_exists( ABSPATH . '/wp-content/vip-config/vip-config.php' ) ) {
+	require_once ABSPATH . '/wp-content/vip-config/vip-config.php';
 }
 
 /**