diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 7554751..317ce21
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
 import os
 import yaml
 import argparse
 import json
-
+import os
+# Ensure the current working directory is the script’s directory
+os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
 # Define configuration file paths.
-USER_CONFIG_PATH = os.path.join("config", "config.yaml")
+USER_CONFIG_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "config", "config.yaml")
 BIN_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~/.local/bin")
 
 from pkgmgr.clone_repos import clone_repos
diff --git a/pkgmgr/load_config.py b/pkgmgr/load_config.py
index 84595b7..6af845a 100644
--- a/pkgmgr/load_config.py
+++ b/pkgmgr/load_config.py
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 import sys
 import yaml
 import os
-
-DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = os.path.join("config", "defaults.yaml")
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_PATH = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../","config", "defaults.yaml")
 
 def load_config(user_config_path):
     """Load configuration from defaults and merge in user config if present."""