diff --git a/cmd/commands.go b/cmd/commands.go
index 1c8f799..cf1a6d4 100644
--- a/cmd/commands.go
+++ b/cmd/commands.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func Add(args []string) error {
 		}
 
 		filename := filepath.Base(sourcePath)
-		destinationPath = filepath.Join(config.InitDirectory, filename)
+		destinationPath = filepath.Join(config.Configuration.InitDirectory, filename)
 
 	case 2:
 		// set first and second args as source and destination path, get absolute
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index a81a4d5..f7866e8 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -17,9 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	HomeDirectory string
-	InitDirectory string
 	ConfigPath    string
-	ConfigName    string
 	Configuration appConfig
 )
 
@@ -33,12 +31,32 @@ type record struct {
 	Paths []string `yaml:"paths"`
 }
 
+func SetupDirectories() error {
+	var err error
+	HomeDirectory, err = os.UserHomeDir()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Couldn't get the home directory")
+	}
+
+	ConfigName := ".linksym.yaml"
+	ConfigPath = filepath.Join(Configuration.InitDirectory, ConfigName)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func InitialiseConfig() error {
 	err := SetupDirectories()
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Initialising Env: \n%w", err)
 	}
 
+	InitDirectory, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Couldn't get the current working directory")
+	}
+
+	InitDirectory = aliasPath(InitDirectory, true)
+
 	configuration := appConfig{
 		InitDirectory: InitDirectory,
 		Records:       []record{},
diff --git a/pkg/config/utils.go b/pkg/config/utils.go
index a59fbea..0f9c285 100644
--- a/pkg/config/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/config/utils.go
@@ -4,28 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 )
 
-func SetupDirectories() error {
-	var err error
-	HomeDirectory, err = os.UserHomeDir()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.New("Couldn't get the home directory")
-	}
-
-	InitDirectory, err = os.Getwd()
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.New("Couldn't get the current working directory")
-	}
-
-	ConfigName := ".linksym.yaml"
-
-	ConfigPath = filepath.Join(InitDirectory, ConfigName)
-	return nil
-}
-
 func CheckFile(path string) (bool, os.FileInfo, error) {
 	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err != nil {