diff --git a/anonstream/__init__.py b/anonstream/__init__.py
index b42b3bd..69373ff 100644
--- a/anonstream/__init__.py
+++ b/anonstream/__init__.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ from anonstream.utils.captcha import create_captcha_factory, create_captcha_sign
 from anonstream.utils.colour import color_to_colour
 from anonstream.utils.user import generate_token
 
-def create_app():
-    with open('config.toml') as fp:
+def create_app(config_file):
+    with open(config_file) as fp:
         config = toml.load(fp)
 
     auth_password = secrets.token_urlsafe(6)
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 33a34d3..6390963 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+import os
 import anonstream
 
-app = anonstream.create_app()
+config_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'config.toml')
+app = anonstream.create_app(config_file)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     app.run(port=5051, debug=True)