diff --git a/fs.go b/fs.go
index 7b49727..a233d0f 100644
--- a/fs.go
+++ b/fs.go
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ import (
 
 // GuildsDir
 // The directory to use for reading and writing guild .json files. Defaults to ./guilds
-var GuildsDir = "./guilds"
+// todo remind me to abstract this into a database
+var GuildsDir = ""
 
 // saveLock
 // A map that stores mutexes for each guild, which will be locked every time that guild's data is written