diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2f836aa..b04dcab 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 *~
 *.pyc
+.*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 7110ce5..35ff5e4 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import os
 import ConfigParser
+import sys
+
+homedir = os.getenv("HOME")
+if homedir is None:
+    homedir = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])
 
 class _Configuration(object):
     def __init__(self):
-        self.filename = os.path.join(os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"), ".4grab"), "config.cfg")
+        self.filename = os.path.join(os.path.join(homedir, ".4grab"), "config.cfg")
         self.configparser = ConfigParser.RawConfigParser()
         if not os.path.exists(self.filename):
             self.create_new()
@@ -15,7 +20,7 @@ class _Configuration(object):
         self.configparser.set("settings", "category", self.raw_input_with_default("w", "Please enter which category you would like to download from: "))
         
         self.configparser.add_section("locations")
-        self.configparser.set("locations", "download", self.raw_input_with_default(os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"), "Pictures"), "Please enter where you would like the downloads to go: "))
+        self.configparser.set("locations", "download", self.raw_input_with_default(os.path.join(homedir, "Pictures"), "Please enter where you would like the downloads to go: "))
 
         #with open(self.filename) as configfile:
         #    self.configparser.write(configfile)