diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 3d46aa71..21681a81 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -187,7 +187,3 @@ module.exports = {
 		certificate: ""
 	}
 };
-
-if ("SHOUT_CONFIG" in process.env) {
-	module.exports = require(process.env.SHOUT_CONFIG);
-}
diff --git a/src/client.js b/src/client.js
index 7cc339c6..077a8cc4 100644
--- a/src/client.js
+++ b/src/client.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 var _ = require("lodash");
-var config = require("../config");
 var Chan = require("./models/chan");
 var crypto = require("crypto");
 var log = require("./log");
@@ -8,6 +7,8 @@ var Msg = require("./models/msg");
 var Network = require("./models/network");
 var slate = require("slate-irc");
 var tls = require("tls");
+var Helper = require("./helper");
+var config = Helper.getConfig();
 
 module.exports = Client;
 
diff --git a/src/command-line/config.js b/src/command-line/config.js
index 32e54426..5c0991a8 100644
--- a/src/command-line/config.js
+++ b/src/command-line/config.js
@@ -1,15 +1,27 @@
+var fs = require("fs");
+var path = require("path");
 var program = require("commander");
+var mkdirp = require("mkdirp");
 var child = require("child_process");
+var Helper = require("../helper");
 
-var CONFIG_PATH = process.cwd() + "/config.js";
+var CONFIG_PATH = process.env.SHOUT_CONFIG;
+if(!CONFIG_PATH) {
+	CONFIG_PATH = Helper.resolveHomePath("config.js");
+}
+if(!fs.exists(CONFIG_PATH)) {
+	mkdirp.sync(Helper.getHomeDirectory());
+	var configFile = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "..", "config.js"));
+	fs.writeFileSync(CONFIG_PATH, configFile);
+}
 
 program
 	.command("config")
 	.description("Edit config: '" + CONFIG_PATH + "'")
 	.action(function() {
 		child.spawn(
-			"sudo",
-			["vi", CONFIG_PATH],
+			"vi",
+			[CONFIG_PATH],
 			{stdio: "inherit"}
 		);
 	});
diff --git a/src/command-line/start.js b/src/command-line/start.js
index 061dbbb9..f936a273 100644
--- a/src/command-line/start.js
+++ b/src/command-line/start.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-var config = require("../../config");
 var ClientManager = new require("../clientManager");
 var program = require("commander");
 var shout = require("../server");
+var Helper = require("../helper");
+var config = Helper.getConfig();
 
 program
 	.option("-H, --host <ip>", "host")
diff --git a/src/helper.js b/src/helper.js
index d616592b..9c5b11a9 100644
--- a/src/helper.js
+++ b/src/helper.js
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
+var fs = require("fs");
 var path = require("path");
 
 var Helper = module.exports = {
 	getConfig: function () {
-		return require(path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "config"));
+		var filename = process.env.SHOUT_CONFIG;
+		if(!filename || !fs.exists(filename)) {
+			filename = this.resolveHomePath("config.js");
+			if(!fs.exists(filename)) {
+				filename = path.resolve(__dirname, "..", "config");
+			}
+		}
+		return require(filename);
 	},
 
 	getHomeDirectory: function () {
 		return (
-			this.getConfig().home
+			(process.env.SHOUT_CONFIG && fs.exists(process.env.SHOUT_CONFIG) && this.getConfig().home)
 			|| process.env.SHOUT_HOME
 			|| path.resolve(process.env.HOME, ".shout")
 		);
diff --git a/src/log.js b/src/log.js
index 2224da6c..60af9623 100644
--- a/src/log.js
+++ b/src/log.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-var config = require("../config");
 var fs = require("fs");
 var mkdirp = require("mkdirp");
 var moment = require("moment");
 var Helper = require("./helper");
+var config = Helper.getConfig();
 
 module.exports = {
 	write: function(user, network, chan, msg) {
diff --git a/src/server.js b/src/server.js
index e580a523..139f8cd3 100644
--- a/src/server.js
+++ b/src/server.js
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ var _ = require("lodash");
 var bcrypt = require("bcrypt");
 var Client = require("./client");
 var ClientManager = require("./clientManager");
-var config = require("../config");
 var express = require("express");
 var fs = require("fs");
 var io = require("socket.io");
 var Helper = require("./helper");
+var config = Helper.getConfig();
 
 var sockets = null;
 var manager = new ClientManager();