diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b875d30..c843959 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/EternalWanderer/dice-roller/Dice"
 )
 
+const exampleFile string = "/etc/sheet-parser/example.json"
+
 var (
-	path, skillString, saveString, statString                       string
-	exampleFile                                                     string = "/etc/sheet-parser/example.json"
+	path, pathFlag, skillString, saveString, statString             string
 	modifier, diceThrows, surfaces                                  int
 	X, Y                                                            int
 	char                                                            Character
@@ -24,8 +25,8 @@ var (
 )
 
 func parseFlags() {
-	flag.StringVar(&path, "file", exampleFile, "Used to point to character sheet")
-	flag.StringVar(&path, "f", exampleFile, "Used to point to character sheet")
+	flag.StringVar(&pathFlag, "file", pathFlag, "Used to point to character sheet")
+	flag.StringVar(&pathFlag, "f", pathFlag, "Used to point to character sheet")
 	flag.StringVar(&skillString, "skill", "", "Skill to parse")
 	flag.StringVar(&statString, "stat", "", "Stat check")
 	flag.StringVar(&saveString, "save", "", "Saving throw to... throw")
@@ -53,6 +54,16 @@ func isError(err error) bool {
 }
 
 func readJson() {
+	envPath, isSet := os.LookupEnv("CHARSHEET")
+	switch {
+	case pathFlag != "":
+		path = pathFlag
+	case isSet:
+		path = envPath
+	default:
+		path = exampleFile
+	}
+
 	fmt.Println("Opening file:", path)
 	var file, err = os.Open(path)
 	if isError(err) {