diff --git a/lib/pipeline/watch.js b/lib/pipeline/watch.js
index 3d137798d..d6e697653 100644
--- a/lib/pipeline/watch.js
+++ b/lib/pipeline/watch.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Watch.prototype.start = function() {
    var self = this;
   // TODO: should come from the config object instead of reading the file
   // directly
-  var embarkConfig = fs.readJSONSync('./../../../../../server/embark.json');
+  var embarkConfig = fs.readJSONSync('embark.json');
 
   this.watchAssets(embarkConfig, function() {
     self.logger.trace('ready to watch asset changes');