diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 86b63b8..df44f6f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,15 +55,16 @@ var pkg = require('./package.json')
 
 module.exports = {
   // homepage, version and bugs pulled from package.json
-  eslint: eslint, // pass any version of eslint >= 1.0.0
-  cmd: 'pocketlint', // should match the "bin" key in your package.json
   version: pkg.version,
   homepage: pkg.homepage,
   bugs: pkg.bugs.url,
+  eslint: eslint, // pass any version of eslint >= 1.0.0
+  cmd: 'pocketlint', // should match the "bin" key in your package.json
   tagline: 'Live by your own standards!', // displayed in output --help
   eslintConfig: {
     configFile: path.join(__dirname, 'eslintrc.json')
   },
+  cwd: '', // current working directory, passed to eslint
 
   // These are optional. If included, the --format option will be made available
   formatter: require('pocketlint-format'), // note you'll have to create this :)
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2a192be..87cad21 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function Linter (opts) {
 
   self.cmd = opts.cmd || 'standard'
   self.eslint = opts.eslint
+  self.cwd = opts.cwd
   if (!self.eslint) throw new Error('opts.eslint option is required')
 
   self.eslintConfig = defaults(opts.eslintConfig, {
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ Linter.prototype.parseOpts = function (opts) {
   opts = extend(opts)
   opts.eslintConfig = extend(self.eslintConfig)
 
-  if (!opts.cwd) opts.cwd = process.cwd()
+  if (!opts.cwd) opts.cwd = self.cwd || process.cwd()
 
   if (!opts.ignore) opts.ignore = []
   opts.ignore = opts.ignore.concat(DEFAULT_IGNORE)