diff --git a/cgyro/bin/cgyro_json b/cgyro/bin/cgyro_json
index 45b05fc2b..b2f07c487 100755
--- a/cgyro/bin/cgyro_json
+++ b/cgyro/bin/cgyro_json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
-import os.path
+import os
 import sys
 import json
 import numpy as np
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from pygacode.cgyro import data
 
 sim = data.cgyrodata('./')
 
+myroot = os.environ['GACODE_ROOT']
+
 # Sanity check:
 if not os.path.isfile('input.cgyro.gen'):
    print('cgyro_json: (ERROR) input.cgyro.gen missing')
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ for i in range(sim.n_species):
 
 d = {}
 
-with open('/home/candy/GIT/gacode/cgyro/bin/input.json','r') as file:
+with open(myroot+'/cgyro/bin/input.json','r') as file:
    default = json.load(file)
    
 # Determine non-default values in input.cgyro