diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 037aa74..e1511db 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     "express": "^4.15.4",
     "github": "^9.2.0",
     "irc": "^0.5.2",
+    "path": "^0.12.7",
     "readline": "^1.3.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/bot.js b/src/bot.js
index 45ad843..cda327f 100644
--- a/src/bot.js
+++ b/src/bot.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const state = {
   offsetTime: 1000
 };
 
+const path = require('path');
 const greetBehavior = require('./behaviors/greet');
 const helpBehavior = require('./behaviors/help').helpBehavior;
 const ftoBehavior = require('./behaviors/fto')(state);
@@ -16,7 +17,8 @@ const heatBehavior = require('./behaviors/heat');
 const unresponsiveBehavior = require('./behaviors/unresponsive')(state);
 
 // Read file synchronously because we'd need this object in later steps anyway.
-const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('../config.json', 'utf8'));
+const configFile = path.join(__dirname, '../', 'config.json');
+const config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configFile, 'utf8'));
 
 let client;
 if (process.env.TEST) {