diff --git a/scripts/tier2/write_report.py b/scripts/tier2/write_report.py
index f6d41d16..7be83822 100644
--- a/scripts/tier2/write_report.py
+++ b/scripts/tier2/write_report.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ from scripts.tier2.failcount import FailcountState
 
 
 def _failures_dir() -> Path:
- return Path(os.environ.get(
-  "TIER2_FAILURES_DIR",
-  r"C:\Users\Ed\AppData\Local\manual_slop\tier2_failures",
- ))
+ base_str = os.environ.get("TIER2_FAILURES_DIR")
+ if base_str:
+  return Path(base_str)
+ return Path.cwd() / "scripts" / "tier2" / "failures"
 
 
 def compute_report_path(track_name: str, now: datetime) -> Path: