diff --git a/callouts/callouts.py b/callouts/callouts.py
index 3b59587..7ec367b 100755
--- a/callouts/callouts.py
+++ b/callouts/callouts.py
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
 
     parser.add_argument(
         '-i', '--callouts_yaml', dest='callouts_yaml',
-        default='callouts-example.yaml', help='input callouts yaml')
+        default=os.path.join(script_dir, 'callouts-example.yaml'),
+        help='input callouts yaml')
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    with open(os.path.join(script_dir, args.callouts_yaml), 'r') as fd:
+    with open(args.callouts_yaml, 'r') as fd:
         calloutsMap = yaml.safe_load(fd)
 
         # Render the mako template
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2600f60..6a73869 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
     [YAML_DIR="None"])
 AC_ARG_VAR(CALLOUTS_YAML, [YAML filepath containing generated callouts.])
 AS_IF([test "x$CALLOUTS_YAML" == "x"], \
-    [CALLOUTS_YAML="callouts-example.yaml"])
+    [CALLOUTS_YAML="callouts/callouts-example.yaml"])
 
 AC_ARG_VAR(ERRLOG_PERSIST_PATH, [Path of directory housing persisted errors.])\
 AS_IF([test "x$ERRLOG_PERSIST_PATH" == "x"],