diff --git a/lib/today/fitbit.js b/lib/today/fitbit.js
index 6288812..d6cb32b 100644
--- a/lib/today/fitbit.js
+++ b/lib/today/fitbit.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ var logger = require('log4js').getLogger();
 require('sugar-date');
 
 var fitbit = new Fitbit(config.fitbit);
-var tokenFile = '../../fb-token.json';
+var tokenFile = 'fb-token.json';
 
 module.exports = {
 
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ logger.info('Getting fitbit for: ', yesterday);
   }
 };
 
+/*
 jsonfile.readFile(tokenFile, function(err, obj) {
   if (err) {
     logger.error('Today Fitbit token failed to load');
@@ -58,3 +59,35 @@ jsonfile.readFile(tokenFile, function(err, obj) {
   }
 });
 
+*/
+
+var persist = {
+    read: function( filename, cb ) {
+        fs.readFile( filename, { encoding: 'utf8', flag: 'r' }, function( err, data ) {
+            if ( err ) return cb( err );
+            try {
+                var token = JSON.parse( data );
+                cb( null, token );
+            } catch( err ) {
+                cb( err );
+            }
+        });
+    },
+    write: function( filename, token, cb ) {
+        console.log( 'persisting new token:', JSON.stringify( token ) );
+        fs.writeFile( filename, JSON.stringify( token ), cb );
+    }
+};
+
+persist.read(tokenFile, function(err, obj) {
+  if (err) {
+    logger.error('Today Fitbit token failed to load');
+    logger.warn(err);
+
+  }
+  else {
+    logger.info('Fitbit token loaded...');
+    fitbit.setToken(obj);
+
+  }
+});
diff --git a/web-server.js b/web-server.js
index d73461d..3146517 100644
--- a/web-server.js
+++ b/web-server.js
@@ -116,7 +116,27 @@ var tfile = 'fb-token.json';
 
 // Instanciate a fitbit client.  See example config below.
 //
-var fitbit = new Fitbit( config.fitbit );
+
+var persist = {
+    read: function( filename, cb ) {
+        fs.readFile( filename, { encoding: 'utf8', flag: 'r' }, function( err, data ) {
+            if ( err ) return cb( err );
+            try {
+                var token = JSON.parse( data );
+                cb( null, token );
+            } catch( err ) {
+                cb( err );
+            }
+        });
+    },
+    write: function( filename, token, cb ) {
+        console.log( 'persisting new token:', JSON.stringify( token ) );
+        fs.writeFile( filename, JSON.stringify( token ), cb );
+    }
+};
+
+
+var fitbit = new Fitbit( config.fitbit, persist);
 
 // In a browser, http://localhost:4000/fitbit to authorize a user for the first time.
 //