diff --git a/cmd/install.go b/cmd/install.go
index 81018e1..5c6b111 100644
--- a/cmd/install.go
+++ b/cmd/install.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func newInstallCmd() *installCmd {
 		Short:         "Installs the specified project",
 		SilenceUsage:  true,
 		SilenceErrors: true,
-		Args:          cobra.ExactArgs(2),
+		Args:          cobra.MaximumNArgs(2),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			//TODO implement --force(-f) flag for install
 			// to override the binary if exists
@@ -42,8 +42,18 @@ func newInstallCmd() *installCmd {
 			//have to calculate it each time. Afterwards, bin users can change this
 			//path by editing bin's config file or maybe introdice the `bin config` command
 
-			//TODO validate path is valid
-			path := args[1]
+			var path string
+			if len(args) > 1 {
+				path = args[1]
+			} else if len(config.Get().DefaultPath) > 0 {
+				path = config.Get().DefaultPath
+			} else {
+				var err error
+				path, err = os.Getwd()
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
 
 			//TODO check if binary already exists in config
 			// and triger the update process if that's the case
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 6abd159..8dbe6ab 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/apex/log"
 	"github.com/apex/log/handlers/cli"
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
+	"github.com/marcosnils/bin/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
@@ -64,6 +65,12 @@ func newRootCmd(version string, exit func(int)) *rootCmd {
 				log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
 				log.Debug("debug logs enabled")
 			}
+
+			//check and load config after handlers are configured
+			err := config.CheckAndLoad()
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalf("Error loading config file %v", err)
+			}
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c05cc74..eea8041 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/marcosnils/bin/cmd"
-	"github.com/marcosnils/bin/pkg/config"
 )
 
 // nolint: gochecknoglobals
@@ -39,10 +38,3 @@ func buildVersion(version, commit, date, builtBy string) string {
 	}
 	return result
 }
-
-func init() {
-	err := config.CheckAndLoad()
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Printf("Error loading config file %v", err)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index 08645af..c5e213f 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -7,12 +7,16 @@ import (
 	"os/user"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/apex/log"
 )
 
 var cfg config
 
 type config struct {
-	Bins map[string]*Binary `json:"bins"`
+	DefaultPath string             `json:"default_path"`
+	Bins        map[string]*Binary `json:"bins"`
 }
 
 type Binary struct {
@@ -34,6 +38,10 @@ func CheckAndLoad() error {
 
 	err = json.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&cfg)
 
+	if len(cfg.DefaultPath) == 0 {
+		cfg.DefaultPath = getDefaultPath()
+	}
+	log.Debugf("Download path set to %s", cfg.DefaultPath)
 	// ignore if file is empty
 	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
 		return err
@@ -45,6 +53,28 @@ func CheckAndLoad() error {
 
 }
 
+//getDefaultPath reads the user's PATH variable
+//and returns the first directory that's writable by the current
+//user in the system
+func getDefaultPath() string {
+	penv := os.Getenv("PATH")
+	log.Debugf("User PATH is [%s]", penv)
+	for _, p := range strings.Split(penv, ":") {
+		log.Debugf("Checking path %s", p)
+
+		fi, _ := os.Stat(p)
+		// If it's a dir and has the write bit set
+		if fi.IsDir() && !(fi.Mode().Perm()&(1<<(uint(7))) == 0) {
+			log.Debugf("%s seems to be a dir and writable, using it.", p)
+			return p
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	return ""
+
+}
+
 func Get() *config {
 	return &cfg
 }