diff --git a/panda/src/express/config_express.N b/panda/src/express/config_express.N
index f9e1ac0f85..36bbbeded7 100644
--- a/panda/src/express/config_express.N
+++ b/panda/src/express/config_express.N
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ forcetype ConfigVariable
 forcetype ConfigVariableBase
 forcetype ConfigVariableBool
 forcetype ConfigVariableDouble
+forcetype ConfigVariableFilename
 forcetype ConfigVariableInt
 forcetype ConfigVariableList
 forcetype ConfigVariableManager
diff --git a/panda/src/express/config_express.h b/panda/src/express/config_express.h
index 7292c151d7..c1709e9008 100644
--- a/panda/src/express/config_express.h
+++ b/panda/src/express/config_express.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include "configVariableBase.h"
 #include "configVariableBool.h"
 #include "configVariableDouble.h"
+#include "configVariableFilename.h"
 #include "configVariableInt.h"
 #include "configVariableList.h"
 #include "configVariableManager.h"