diff --git a/argv.go b/argv.go
index d2965cb..8b56309 100644
--- a/argv.go
+++ b/argv.go
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ var argv args
 type args struct {
 	ListRepos bool   `arg:"--list-repos"                      help:"list all repositories"`
 	Port      int    `arg:"--port"            default:"2520"  help:"port to run on"`
-	Config    string `arg:"env:VIRTIGO_HOME"                  help:"defaults to ~/.config/virtigo/"`
 	Start     string `arg:"--start"                           help:"start a droplet"`
 }
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index db81d9a..0c4f04a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"embed"
 	"net"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/digitalocean/go-qemu/hypervisor"
@@ -33,11 +32,6 @@ var hv *hypervisor.Hypervisor
 var resources embed.FS
 
 func main() {
-	if os.Getenv("VIRTIGO_HOME") == "" {
-		homeDir, _ := os.UserHomeDir()
-		fullpath := filepath.Join(homeDir, ".config/virtigo")
-		os.Setenv("VIRTIGO_HOME", fullpath)
-	}
 	var pp *arg.Parser
 	pp = arg.MustParse(&argv)
 
@@ -45,6 +39,7 @@ func main() {
 		pp.WriteHelp(os.Stdout)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
+	me = new(Virtigod)
 	me.Hostname, _ = os.Hostname()
 
 	log.DaemonMode(true)
diff --git a/structs.go b/structs.go
index 77d9c29..b209c9b 100644
--- a/structs.go
+++ b/structs.go
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package main
 
-var me Virtigod
+var me *Virtigod
 
 // this app's variables
 type Virtigod struct {
 	Hostname string
-	dirs []string
+	dirs     []string
 }