diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c98da64..c67339f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ A simple CLI written in go to help with my day to day activity tracking at work.
 - Fully CLI Based
 - Very small footprint (In memory, CPU and codebase)
 - Cross platform
-
+- Configurable using config files
 
 ## Installation
 
-Install my-project with go
+Install workday with go
 
 ```bash
 go install github.com/deadpyxel/workday@latest
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ And the you can just start to use it:
 workday
 ```
 
+## Configuration
+
+Workday allows you to configure some options using a YAML configuration file. By default, it will search for the file under your `$HOME/.config/workday/config.yaml`, but you can pass the configuration file path with the `--config` flag. An example of a valid config file can be seen below.
+
+```yaml
+journalPath: "/path/to/your/journal.json"
+```
+
 ## Running Tests
 
 To run tests, run the following command
@@ -70,6 +78,7 @@ Run the app
  - Gopher's Public Discord
  - [cobra-cli](https://github.com/spf13/cobra-cli)
  - [Cobra Docs](https://github.com/spf13/cobra)
+ - [Viper](https://github.com/spf13/viper)
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/cmd/end.go b/cmd/end.go
index 87051c6..fad74d4 100644
--- a/cmd/end.go
+++ b/cmd/end.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	journal "github.com/deadpyxel/workday/internal"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 // endCmd represents the end command
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func markDayAsFinished(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	currentDayId := now.Format("20060102")
 
 	// Load journal entries
-	entries, err := journal.LoadEntries("journal.json")
+	entries, err := journal.LoadEntries(viper.GetString("journalPath"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/note.go b/cmd/note.go
index b4a8c29..accd33e 100644
--- a/cmd/note.go
+++ b/cmd/note.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	journal "github.com/deadpyxel/workday/internal"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 // noteCmd represents the note command
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ Otherwise, it will add the note to the current entry and save the updated journa
 // If there is no entry for the current day, it prints an error message and returns an error.
 // Otherwise, it adds the note to the current entry and saves the updated journal entries back to the file.
 func addNoteToCurrentDay(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	journalEntries, err := journal.LoadEntries("journal.json")
+	journalEntries, err := journal.LoadEntries(viper.GetString("journalPath"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/report.go b/cmd/report.go
index 828209c..0834c4f 100644
--- a/cmd/report.go
+++ b/cmd/report.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	journal "github.com/deadpyxel/workday/internal"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 // reportCmd represents the report command
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ Otherwise, it prints out the entry.`,
 // If there is no entry for the current day, it returns and error.
 // Otherwise, it prints out the entry.
 func reportWorkDay(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	journalEntries, err := journal.LoadEntries("journal.json")
+	journalEntries, err := journal.LoadEntries(viper.GetString("journalPath"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 775cbf0..b645512 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -81,11 +81,16 @@ func initConfig() {
 		cobra.CheckErr(err)
 
 		// Search config in home directory with name ".workday" (without extension).
-		viper.AddConfigPath(home)
+		viper.AddConfigPath(home + "/.config/workday")
 		viper.SetConfigType("yaml")
-		viper.SetConfigName(".workday")
+		viper.SetConfigName("config.yaml")
 	}
 
+	// Set default value for journalPath. Will use your HOME if not set.
+	home, err := os.UserHomeDir()
+	cobra.CheckErr(err)
+	viper.SetDefault("journalPath", home+"/journal.json")
+
 	viper.AutomaticEnv() // read in environment variables that match
 
 	// If a config file is found, read it in.
diff --git a/cmd/start.go b/cmd/start.go
index 768a539..4cb3bd1 100644
--- a/cmd/start.go
+++ b/cmd/start.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	journal "github.com/deadpyxel/workday/internal"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 // startCmd represents the start command
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ After running this command, you can begin adding notes to the new workday entry.
 // appends the new entry to the journal entries, and saves the updated journal entries back to the file.
 // It then prints a message indicating that a new JournalEntry has been added for the current day.
 func startWorkDay(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	journalEntries, err := journal.LoadEntries("journal.json")
+	journalEntries, err := journal.LoadEntries(viper.GetString("journalPath"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ioutils.go b/internal/ioutils.go
index bd3b34c..c21cda0 100644
--- a/internal/ioutils.go
+++ b/internal/ioutils.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"os"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
 func SaveEntries(jounalEntries []JournalEntry) error {
@@ -11,7 +13,7 @@ func SaveEntries(jounalEntries []JournalEntry) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	filename := "journal.json"
+	filename := viper.GetString("journalPath")
 	file, err := os.Create(filename)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err