diff --git a/autorotate/changeautorotatestatus.py b/autorotate/changeautorotatestatus.py
index 1fbe0a5..0a12799 100644
--- a/autorotate/changeautorotatestatus.py
+++ b/autorotate/changeautorotatestatus.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 import os
 from gi.repository import Notify
 
+path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+
 def readFile(path): #self.filename
     myDatei = open(path, "r")
     myList = []
@@ -19,14 +21,14 @@ def writeFile(path, myList): #self.filename
     myDatei.writelines(myList)
     myDatei.close()
 
-status = readFile('/home/marc/.scripts/status.txt')
+status = readFile(os.path.join(path, 'status.txt'))
 if status[0] == "on":
-    writeFile('/home/marc/.scripts/status.txt', ["off"])
+    writeFile(os.path.join(path, 'status.txt'), ["off"])
     Notify.init ("Rotation-ON")
     RotationOFF=Notify.Notification.new ("Rotation","Screenrotation is now turned OFF","dialog-information")
     RotationOFF.show ()
 if status[0] == "off":
-    writeFile('/home/marc/.scripts/status.txt', ["on"])
+    writeFile(os.path.join(path, 'status.txt'), ["on"])
     Notify.init ("Rotation-OFF")
     RotationON=Notify.Notification.new ("Rotation","Screenrotation is now turned ON","dialog-information")
     RotationON.show ()