diff --git a/dup.rb b/dup.rb
index 971511d..0cad562 100755
--- a/dup.rb
+++ b/dup.rb
@@ -185,7 +185,14 @@ if container==nil || container==""
 	raise "No container given."
 end
 
-file = "%s/%s.yml" % [ "/data/fabian/projects/dup", container ]
+if ENV['DUP_DIR']
+	base_dir = ENV['DUP_DIR']
+else
+	base_dir = File.join(Dir.home, ".dup")
+	puts "Environment variable DUP_DIR is not set. Looking for .yml files in #{base_dir}"
+end
+
+file = "%s/%s.yml" % [ base_dir, container ]
 
 if action == :create
 	action_create(container, file)