diff --git a/scripts/tier2/failcount.py b/scripts/tier2/failcount.py
index 563e0246..b6e3ed94 100644
--- a/scripts/tier2/failcount.py
+++ b/scripts/tier2/failcount.py
@@ -114,11 +114,10 @@ def from_dict(d: dict[str, Any]) -> FailcountState:
 
 
 def _state_dir(track_name: str) -> Path:
- base = os.environ.get(
-  "TIER2_STATE_DIR",
-  r"C:\Users\Ed\AppData\Local\manual_slop\tier2",
- )
- return Path(base) / track_name
+ base_str = os.environ.get("TIER2_STATE_DIR")
+ if base_str:
+  return Path(base_str) / track_name
+ return Path.cwd() / "scripts" / "tier2" / "state" / track_name
 
 
 def load_state(track_name: str) -> FailcountState: