diff --git a/config/plugins/bower.coffee b/config/plugins/bower.coffee
index 3d0c956..8e0fda7 100644
--- a/config/plugins/bower.coffee
+++ b/config/plugins/bower.coffee
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+fs = require('fs')
+path = require('path')
+
 module.exports = (lineman) ->
   config:
     loadNpmTasks: lineman.config.application.loadNpmTasks.concat("grunt-bower-task")
@@ -7,9 +10,14 @@ module.exports = (lineman) ->
 
     clean:
       bower:
-        src: "vendor/bower"
+        src: bowerDirectory(lineman.grunt)
 
     bower:
       install:
         options:
           copy: false
+
+bowerDirectory = (grunt) ->
+  bowerrc = path.join(process.cwd(), ".bowerrc")
+  bowerConfig = grunt.file.readJSON(bowerrc) unless !fs.existsSync(bowerrc)
+  bowerConfig?.directory || "vendor/bower"