diff --git a/vigil b/vigil
index f8484d0..cca094a 100755
--- a/vigil
+++ b/vigil
@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@ import termstr
 import tools
 
 
+_CWD = os.getcwd()
+
+
 def _log_error(message=None):
     message = traceback.format_exc() if message is None else message + "\n"
-    with open("/home/ahamilton/vigil.log", "a") as log_file:
+    with open(os.path.join(_CWD, "vigil.log"), "a") as log_file:
         log_file.write(message)