diff --git a/tumblebit/__init__.py b/tumblebit/__init__.py
index 83efd5f..2cd36f0 100644
--- a/tumblebit/__init__.py
+++ b/tumblebit/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import ctypes.util
 import logging
 from platform import system
+import config
 
 ###########################################################################
 ## CTypes -- Function Definitions
@@ -24,12 +25,18 @@
 ########################################################
 
 # Change path to where libressl library is
-# TODO: Add an option to specify the path in some sort of
-#       config file.
-if(system() == "Darwin"):
-    path = "/usr/local/opt/libressl/lib/libssl.dylib"
+try:
+    config.LIBRESSL_PATH
+except NameError:
+    # doesn't print err, sets default. when the path is loaded if location
+    # does not exist will error. Consider warning here to make easy to
+    # find config
+    if(system() == "Darwin"):
+        path = "/usr/local/opt/libressl/lib/libssl.dylib"
+    else:
+        path = "/usr/local/lib/libssl.so"
 else:
-    path = "/usr/local/lib/libssl.so"
+    path = config.LIBRESSL_PATH
 
 _ssl = ctypes.cdll.LoadLibrary(path)
 _ssl.SSL_load_error_strings()
diff --git a/tumblebit/config.py b/tumblebit/config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4574384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tumblebit/config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+LIBRESSL_PATH = "/usr/local/lib/libssl.so"
+
+