diff --git a/viper.go b/viper.go
index 7099b9c..6c249fe 100644
--- a/viper.go
+++ b/viper.go
@@ -143,6 +143,13 @@ func New() *Viper {
 	v.env = make(map[string]string)
 	v.aliases = make(map[string]string)
 
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		jww.INFO.Println("Could not add cwd to search paths", err)
+	} else {
+		v.AddConfigPath(wd)
+	}
+
 	return v
 }