diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index cf0f9f5..d3f9904 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -28,17 +28,28 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	args := os.Args[1:]
+	cwd := ""
+	if len(args) >= 2 && args[0] == "--cwd" {
+		cwd = args[1]
+		args = args[2:]
+		if len(args) == 0 {
+			usage()
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+	}
+
 	var err error
-	switch os.Args[1] {
+	switch args[0] {
 	case "apply":
 		err = applyCmd()
 	case "add":
-		err = addCmd(os.Args[2:])
+		err = addCmd(args[1:], cwd)
 	case "help", "-h", "--help":
 		usage()
 		return
 	default:
-		err = fmt.Errorf("unknown command %q", os.Args[1])
+		err = fmt.Errorf("unknown command %q", args[0])
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -105,16 +116,14 @@ func applyCmd() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func addCmd(args []string) error {
+func addCmd(args []string, cwd string) error {
 	if len(args) < 1 {
 		return errors.New("missing path")
 	}
 
 	argPath := args[0]
-	if !filepath.IsAbs(argPath) {
-		if cwd := os.Getenv("SIGIL_CWD"); cwd != "" {
-			argPath = filepath.Join(cwd, argPath)
-		}
+	if !filepath.IsAbs(argPath) && cwd != "" {
+		argPath = filepath.Join(cwd, argPath)
 	}
 
 	absPath, err := filepath.Abs(argPath)