diff --git a/scripts/iow/start-gleaner.sh b/scripts/iow/start-gleaner.sh
index 4f65844c..8b7846fb 100755
--- a/scripts/iow/start-gleaner.sh
+++ b/scripts/iow/start-gleaner.sh
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 
 
 
+CFGPATH="configs/iow/pids-geoconnex-dev-gleanerconfig.yaml"
 
-for src in `cat configs/iow/pids-geoconnex-dev-gleanerconfig.yaml | grep '\Wname:'|awk '{print $2}'`
+for src in `cat $CFGPATH | grep '\Wname:'|awk '{print $2}'`
 do
 
 
 echo "harvesting source '$src'..."
-./gleaner -log debug  -cfg config/gleanerconfig.yaml -source $src -rude
+./gleaner -log debug  -cfg $CFGPATH -source $src -rude
 done
 echo "complete!"