diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cbd78f2..12987ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -547,6 +547,17 @@ pda dump
 
 ### Environment
 
+Config is stored in your user config directory in `pda/config.toml`.
+
+Usually: `~/.config/pda/config.toml`
+
+`PDA_CONFIG` overrides the default config location. pda! will look for a config.toml file in that directory.
+```bash
+PDA_CONFIG=/tmp/config/ pda set key value
+```
+
+<p align="center"></p><!-- spacer -->
+
 Data is stored in your user data directory under `pda/stores/`.
 
 Usually:
@@ -554,9 +565,9 @@ Usually:
 - macOS: `~/Library/Application Support/pda/stores/`
 - windows: `%LOCALAPPDATA%/pda/stores/`
 
-`PDA_DATA_DIR` overrides the default storage location.
+`PDA_DATA` overrides the default storage location.
 ```bash
-PDATA_DATA_DIR=/tmp/stores pda set key value
+PDA_DATA=/tmp/stores pda set key value
 ```
 
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diff --git a/cmd/shared.go b/cmd/shared.go
index 9e8b102..67760ca 100644
--- a/cmd/shared.go
+++ b/cmd/shared.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func (s *Store) open(name string) (*badger.DB, error) {
 }
 
 func (s *Store) path(args ...string) (string, error) {
-	if override := os.Getenv("PDA_DATA_DIR"); override != "" {
+	if override := os.Getenv("PDA_DATA"); override != "" {
 		if err := os.MkdirAll(override, 0o750); err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
diff --git a/main_test.go b/main_test.go
index 78a497b..822623e 100644
--- a/main_test.go
+++ b/main_test.go
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ import (
 var update = flag.Bool("update", false, "update test files with results")
 
 func TestMain(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Setenv("PDA_DATA_DIR", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("PDA_DATA", t.TempDir())
+	t.Setenv("PDA_CONFIG", t.TempDir())
 	ts, err := cmdtest.Read("testdata")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("read testdata: %v", err)
diff --git a/vhs/config.tape b/vhs/config.tape
index 1c75dc0..4efd7a5 100644
--- a/vhs/config.tape
+++ b/vhs/config.tape
@@ -63,4 +63,5 @@ Set Height 600
 Set BorderRadius 5
 Set PlaybackSpeed 0.8
 
-Env PDA_DATA_DIR "/tmp/pda-demo"
+Env PDA_DATA "/tmp/pda-demo"
+Env PDA_CONFIG "/tmp/pda-config"