diff --git a/ninwa.js b/ninwa.js
index 020d346..af313b2 100644
--- a/ninwa.js
+++ b/ninwa.js
@@ -9,13 +9,9 @@ logger.info(packageJSON.name + ' ' + packageJSON.version + ' starting...');
 
 handleInterrupts();
 
-const config = process.argv[2] || './config.json';
+const config = process.argv[2] || __dirname + '/config.json';
 
 util.fileExists(config)
-    .catch((err) => {
-        logger.error(err);
-        exit(1);
-    })
     .then(watchers.initialize)
     .then(watchers.start)
     .catch((err) => {