diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index 816873b..6267751 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ int init_connection(void)
     if (DHT_isconnected())
         return 0;
 
-    FILE *fp = fopen("../../../other/DHTservers", "r");
+    #if defined(WIN32) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(__WIN32) && !defined(__CYGWIN__)
+        FILE *fp = fopen("DHTservers", "r");
+    #else
+        FILE *fp = fopen("~/.tox/DHTservers", "r"); 
+    #endif
 
     if (!fp)
         return 1;