diff --git a/scripts/package-lock.json b/scripts/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9146a01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  "name": "scripts",
+  "lockfileVersion": 2,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "devDependencies": {
+        "app-root-path": "^3.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/app-root-path": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/app-root-path/-/app-root-path-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qMcx+Gy2UZynHjOHOIXPNvpf+9cjvk3cWrBBK7zg4gH9+clobJRb9NGzcT7mQTcV/6Gm/1WelUtqxVXnNlrwcw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6.0.0"
+      }
+    }
+  },
+  "dependencies": {
+    "app-root-path": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/app-root-path/-/app-root-path-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qMcx+Gy2UZynHjOHOIXPNvpf+9cjvk3cWrBBK7zg4gH9+clobJRb9NGzcT7mQTcV/6Gm/1WelUtqxVXnNlrwcw==",
+      "dev": true
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/package.json b/scripts/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a9b9fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "app-root-path": "^3.0.0"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/scripts/write-readme.js b/scripts/write-readme.js
index c778b75..e919105 100644
--- a/scripts/write-readme.js
+++ b/scripts/write-readme.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 'use strict;'
 const fs = require('fs');
+const appRoot = require('app-root-path');
+let path = require('path');
 
 //Get the data
-const data = fs.readFileSync('../people.json');
+path = path.parse(appRoot.path);
+parentFolderPath = path.dir.split(path.sep).pop();
+const data = fs.readFileSync(`${parentFolderPath}/people.json`);
 const json = JSON.parse(data);
 
 //Order by name
@@ -16,5 +20,5 @@ const peopleList = json.people.map(people =>
 ).join('\r\n');
 
 //Write README.md
-const template = fs.readFileSync('README-TEMPLATE.md', 'utf8');
-fs.writeFileSync('../README.md', template.replace('PLACEHOLDER', peopleList));
+const template = fs.readFileSync(`${appRoot}/README-TEMPLATE.md`, 'utf8');
+fs.writeFileSync(`${parentFolderPath}/README.md`, template.replace('PLACEHOLDER', peopleList));