diff --git a/docs/config.md b/docs/config.md
index 5814c579..4ed5e8a7 100644
--- a/docs/config.md
+++ b/docs/config.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Where
 
-Coleslaw needs a `.coleslawrc` file to operate properly. That file is usually located at
-$HOME/.coleslawrc but may also be placed in the blog repo itself.
+Coleslaw needs a configuration file to operate properly. It can has any name and
+is usally placed in the blog repo itself.
 
 ## What
 
diff --git a/src/coleslaw.lisp b/src/coleslaw.lisp
index d70d062f..900a03bc 100644
--- a/src/coleslaw.lisp
+++ b/src/coleslaw.lisp
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 (defvar *last-revision* nil
   "The git revision prior to the last push. For use with GET-UPDATED-FILES.")
 
-(defun main (repo-dir &optional oldrev)
+(defun main (&optional (config-file #p"~/.coleslawrc") oldrev)
   "Load the user's config file, then compile and deploy the blog stored
-in REPO-DIR. Optionally, OLDREV is the revision prior to the last push."
-  (load-config repo-dir)
+   where the CONF-FILE is stored. Optionally, OLDREV is the revision prior to 
+   the last push."
+  (load-config config-file)
   (setf *last-revision* oldrev)
   (load-content)
   (compile-theme (theme *config*))
diff --git a/src/config.lisp b/src/config.lisp
index 1d55c9c1..f2522cdb 100644
--- a/src/config.lisp
+++ b/src/config.lisp
@@ -69,19 +69,10 @@ are in the plugins folder in coleslaw's source directory."
     (destructuring-bind (name &rest args) plugin
       (enable-plugin name args))))
 
-(defun discover-config-path (repo-path)
-  "Check the supplied REPO-PATH for a .coleslawrc and if one
-doesn't exist, use the .coleslawrc in the home directory."
-  (let ((repo-config (rel-path repo-path ".coleslawrc")))
-    (if (file-exists-p repo-config)
-        repo-config
-        (rel-path (user-homedir-pathname) ".coleslawrc"))))
-
-(defun load-config (&optional (repo-dir ""))
-  "Find and load the coleslaw configuration from .coleslawrc. REPO-DIR will be
-preferred over the home directory if provided."
-  (with-open-file (in (discover-config-path repo-dir) :external-format :utf-8)
+(defun load-config (config-file)
+  "Load CONFIG-FILE, the coleslaw configuration file."
+  (with-open-file (in config-file :external-format :utf-8)
     (let ((config-form (read in)))
       (setf *config* (construct 'blog config-form)
-            (repo-dir *config*) repo-dir)))
+            (repo-dir *config*) (directory-namestring config-file))))
   (load-plugins (plugins *config*)))