diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ba95771..ae622ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ An example site is available [here](https://ops.lowfive.nl/)
 To install uptimeatomic:
 
 * Clone the repository and go to the created directory
-* Edit `uptimeatomic` base variables to your liking
 * Edit `uptimeatomic.conf` variables to your liking
 * Edit the checks file `checks.csv`
 * To add incidents or maintenance, edit `incidents.txt`
diff --git a/uptimeatomic b/uptimeatomic
index 56db054..16ecaac 100755
--- a/uptimeatomic
+++ b/uptimeatomic
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #
 export PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin
 CONFIGFILE="uptimeatomic.conf"
-WORKDIR="/home/mischa/uptimeatomic"
+WORKDIR=$(cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$(command -v -- "$0")")" && pwd -P)
 
 usage() {
         echo "usage: ${0##*/} [-c checksfile] [-i incidentsfile] [-p pastincidentsfile] [-o htmlfile]" 1>&2