--- a/configuration/configuration.py	Tue Sep 17 18:57:25 2013 -0700
+++ b/configuration/configuration.py	Tue Sep 17 20:13:16 2013 -0700
@@ -578,21 +578,20 @@
 class UserConfiguration(Configuration):
     """`Configuration` class driven by a config file in user-space"""
 
-
-    # default configuration file
-    default_config_file = os.path.join('~', '.mozutils')
-    default_config_file_path = os.path.expanduser(default_config_file)
-    usage = '%prog [options] patch <patch2> <...>'
-    load_help = 'load from config file'
-    if os.path.exists(os.path.expanduser(default_config_file)):
-        load_help += ' [DEFAULT: %s]' % default_config_file
-
     # configuration items to interpolate as paths
     # TODO: moar bettur!
     paths = []
 
-    def __init__(self):
-        Configuration.__init__(self, usage=self.usage, load='--config')
+    def __init__(self, config=None, load='--config'):
+
+        # default configuration file
+        self.config_name = config or '.' + os.path.splitext(sys.argv[0])[0]
+        self.default_config_file = os.path.join('~', self.config_name)
+        self.default_config_file_path = os.path.expanduser(self.default_config_file)
+        if os.path.exists(self.default_config_file_path)
+            self.load_help += ' [DEFAULT: %s]' % default_config_file
+
+        Configuration.__init__(self, usage=self.usage, load=load)
 
     def validate(self):
         Configuration.validate(self)
@@ -603,7 +602,7 @@
         configuration_files = Configuration.configuration_files(self, options, args)
         if not configuration_files:
             # load user config only if no config provided
-            if os.path.exists(self.default_config_path):
+            if os.path.exists(self.default_config_file_path):
                 configuration_files = [default_config]
         return configuration_files