diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9ef5830..66ecdec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ Be sure you've followed the Python virtual environment steps above and activated
 The docker entrypoint.sh will automatically copy config.ini.sample to config.ini
 if you want to edit config, make sure you add the config directory as a docker volume.
 
+Environment Variables: FORTUNE_FILE, DB_FILE, CONFIG_FILE
+
 ```sh
 docker run -it --name tc2bbsmesh -v tc2bbsmesh-config:/app/config/ -v tc2bbsmesh-data:/app/data/  --device=/dev/ttyACM0 tc2-bbs-mesh
 ```
diff --git a/command_handlers.py b/command_handlers.py
index 9a96241..f6cb351 100644
--- a/command_handlers.py
+++ b/command_handlers.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import os
 import random
 import time
 
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ def handle_stats_command(sender_id, interface):
 
 def handle_fortune_command(sender_id, interface):
     try:
-        with open('fortunes.txt', 'r') as file:
+        with open(os.getenv('FORTUNE_FILE','data/fortunes.txt'), 'r') as file:
             fortunes = file.readlines()
         if not fortunes:
             send_message("No fortunes available.", sender_id, interface)
@@ -389,4 +390,4 @@ def handle_channel_directory_steps(sender_id, message, step, state, interface):
         channel_name = state['channel_name']
         add_channel(channel_name, channel_url)
         send_message(f"Your channel '{channel_name}' has been added to the directory.", sender_id, interface)
-        handle_channel_directory_command(sender_id, interface)
\ No newline at end of file
+        handle_channel_directory_command(sender_id, interface)
diff --git a/config.ini.sample b/config/config.ini.sample
similarity index 100%
rename from config.ini.sample
rename to config/config.ini.sample
diff --git a/fortunes.txt b/data/fortunes.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from fortunes.txt
rename to data/fortunes.txt