diff --git a/tfw_magic_start.sh b/tfw_magic_start.sh
index 09c2580..57524e7 100755
--- a/tfw_magic_start.sh
+++ b/tfw_magic_start.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
-[ -z $TAO_PATH ] && echo 'You need to set the "TAO_PATH" envvar to the directory where the TFW repos are cloned!' && exit 1
-
+TAO_PATH="${TAO_PATH:-$(dirname $(readlink -f $0))/..}"
 BACKEND_REPO="${BACKEND_REPO:-tutorial-framework-wip}"
 FRONTEND_REPO="${FRONTEND_REPO:-tutorial-framework-ng}"
 BACKEND_PATH="${TAO_PATH}/${BACKEND_REPO}"