diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb78f4f..9a2e4a0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@ __pycache__/
 *.py[cod]
 __pycache__
 .mypy_cache
+config
diff --git a/agenda/__init__.py b/agenda/__init__.py
index 2fd6817..9a2e183 100644
--- a/agenda/__init__.py
+++ b/agenda/__init__.py
@@ -52,16 +52,15 @@ now = datetime.now()
 today = now.date()
 now_str = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M")
 now_utc = datetime.now(timezone.utc)
-data_dir = "/home/edward/lib/data"
-do_refresh = len(sys.argv) > 1 and sys.argv[1] == "--refresh"
 
 next_us_presidential_election = date(2024, 11, 5)
 next_uk_general_election = date(2024, 5, 2)
 
 config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-config.read(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "config"))
+config.read(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", "config"))
 
 access_key = config.get("exchangerate", "access_key")
+data_dir = config.get("data", "dir")
 
 
 def get_next_timezone_transition(tz_name: str) -> datetime:
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ def get_gbpusd() -> Decimal:
         recent = datetime.strptime(recent_filename, "%Y-%m-%d_%H:%M_GBPUSD.json")
         delta = now - recent
 
-    if not do_refresh and existing and delta < timedelta(hours=6):
+    if existing and delta < timedelta(hours=6):
         full = os.path.join(fx_dir, recent_filename)
         data = json.load(open(full), parse_float=Decimal)
         if "quotes" in data and "USDGBP" in data["quotes"]: