diff --git a/cmd/dawg/dawg.go b/cmd/dawg/dawg.go
index 8202098..d496477 100644
--- a/cmd/dawg/dawg.go
+++ b/cmd/dawg/dawg.go
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ import (
 )
 
 func main() {
-	service := flag.String("s", "", "Service name")
+	configPath := flag.String("config", "dawg.json", "Path to config")
+	service := flag.String("service", "", "Service name")
 	makeWorkflow := flag.Bool("generate", false, "Generate Alfred Workflow")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	c := dawg.MustReadConfig()
+	c, err := dawg.ReadConfig(*configPath)
+	handleError(err)
 
 	switch true {
 	case *makeWorkflow:
-		handleError(makeAlfredWorkflow(c))
+		handleError(makeAlfredWorkflow(*configPath, c))
 	case *service != "":
 		pattern := flag.Arg(0)
 		handleError(printAlfredXML(c, *service, pattern))
@@ -43,7 +45,7 @@ func printAlfredXML(c dawg.Config, service, pattern string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func makeAlfredWorkflow(c dawg.Config) error {
+func makeAlfredWorkflow(embeddableConfigPath string, c dawg.Config) error {
 	plist := dawg.MakeWorkflowPList(c)
 	icons, err := dawg.DownloadServiceIcons(c)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -51,7 +53,7 @@ func makeAlfredWorkflow(c dawg.Config) error {
 	}
 	out, _ := plist.PListWithHeader()
 
-	zipfile, err := dawg.MakeWorkflowZIP(out, icons)
+	zipfile, err := dawg.MakeWorkflowZIP(embeddableConfigPath, out, icons)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not make a workflow zip file: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/dawg.go b/dawg.go
index 061ec81..133ecce 100644
--- a/dawg.go
+++ b/dawg.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"os/user"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/jtacoma/uritemplates"
 )
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@ func (t *URITemplate) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
 type Config map[string]*ServiceConfig
 
 func (c Config) GetService(service string) (ServiceConfig, error) {
-	if s, ok := map[string]*ServiceConfig(c)[service]; ok {
+	if s, ok := c[service]; ok {
 		return *s, nil
 	} else {
 		return ServiceConfig{}, fmt.Errorf("service '%s' not found", service)
@@ -66,26 +64,24 @@ func (s ServiceConfig) GetURL(shortcut string) (string, error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func MustReadConfig() Config {
-	usr, _ := user.Current()
-	dir := usr.HomeDir
-	file, err := os.Open(strings.Join([]string{dir, ".dawg.json"}, "/"))
+func ReadConfig(path string) (Config, error) {
+	file, err := os.Open(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("could not open config file: %s", err)
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
 	var cfg Config
 	dec := json.NewDecoder(file)
 	if err := dec.Decode(&cfg); err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		return Config{}, fmt.Errorf("could not parse config file: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	for svc, _ := range cfg {
 		cfg[svc].GUID = GUID() // randomly assign guids for alfred workflow objects
 	}
 
-	return cfg
+	return cfg, nil
 }
 
 func GUID() string {
diff --git a/make_workflow.go b/make_workflow.go
index f23c7d4..c700bd6 100644
--- a/make_workflow.go
+++ b/make_workflow.go
@@ -11,18 +11,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kardianos/osext"
 )
 
-func MakeWorkflowZIP(plist []byte, icons []ServiceIcon) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
+func MakeWorkflowZIP(configPath string, plist []byte, icons []ServiceIcon) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
 	fname, err := osext.Executable()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	dawgFile, err := os.Open(fname)
+	defer dawgFile.Close()
+
+	configFile, err := os.Open(configPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	defer configFile.Close()
 
 	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
 	w := zip.NewWriter(buf)
 
-	dawgFile, err := os.Open(fname)
-	defer dawgFile.Close()
-
 	iconReader, _ := gzip.NewReader(bytes.NewReader(iconPNG))
 
 	type File struct {
@@ -33,6 +38,7 @@ func MakeWorkflowZIP(plist []byte, icons []ServiceIcon) (*bytes.Buffer, error) {
 		{"info.plist", bytes.NewReader(plist)},
 		{"icon.png", iconReader},
 		{"dawg", dawgFile},
+		{"dawg.json", configFile},
 	}
 
 	for _, icon := range icons {
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ func MakeWorkflowPList(c Config) PList {
 				"queuedelaycustom": PBool(true),
 				"queuedelaymode":   PInteger(0),
 				"queuemode":        PInteger(1),
-				"script":           PString(fmt.Sprintf("chmod +x ./dawg && ./dawg -s %s \"{query}\"", service)),
+				"script":           PString(fmt.Sprintf("chmod +x ./dawg && ./dawg -service %s \"{query}\"", service)),
 				"title":            PString(service),
 				"type":             PInteger(0),
 				"withspace":        PBool(true),