diff --git a/dist/index.d.ts b/dist/index.d.ts
index 17aaced..a051034 100644
--- a/dist/index.d.ts
+++ b/dist/index.d.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export declare class LazyModule<T> {
     whenLoaded: q.Promise<T>;
     loader: TLoader;
     private whenLoadedDeferred;
-    constructor(nameArg: string, cwdArg?: string);
+    constructor(nameArg: string, cwdArg: string);
     setLoader(loaderArg: TLoader): void;
     /**
      * loads the module
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index ed289c7..cda287f 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ class Smartsystem {
 // create the internal smartsystem
 let smartsystem = new Smartsystem();
 class LazyModule {
-    constructor(nameArg, cwdArg = process.cwd()) {
+    constructor(nameArg, cwdArg) {
         this.loader = 'npm';
+        if (!cwdArg) {
+            throw new Error('You must specify a directory to resolve from!');
+        }
         this.name = nameArg;
         this.cwd = cwdArg;
         smartsystem.addLazyModule(this); // add module to smartsystem instance
@@ -62,4 +65,4 @@ class LazyModule {
     }
 }
 exports.LazyModule = LazyModule;
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48126d5..8cfb4e0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
   "homepage": "https://gitlab.com/pushrocks/smartsystem#README",
   "dependencies": {
     "@types/q": "0.0.32",
-    "lik": "^1.0.24",
+    "lik": "^1.0.27",
     "q": "^1.4.1",
-    "systemjs": "^0.19.39",
+    "systemjs": "^0.19.41",
     "typings-global": "^1.0.14"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/should": "^8.1.30",
-    "should": "^11.1.1",
+    "should": "^11.1.2",
     "typings-test": "^1.0.3"
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index b928a04..a27e290 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ require("typings-test");
 const smartsystem = require("../dist/index");
 describe('smartsystem', function () {
     it('should load a module lazily', function (done) {
-        let lazyModuleExample = new smartsystem.LazyModule('./test/moduleExample.js');
+        let lazyModuleExample = new smartsystem.LazyModule('../test/moduleExample.js', __dirname);
         lazyModuleExample.load().then(m => {
             console.log(m.exportedTestBoolean);
             done();
         });
     });
 });
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diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index 237e820..39312f5 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import * as _moduleExample from './moduleExample'
 
 describe('smartsystem', function () {
     it('should load a module lazily', function (done) {
-        let lazyModuleExample = new smartsystem.LazyModule<typeof _moduleExample>('./test/moduleExample.js')
+        let lazyModuleExample = new smartsystem.LazyModule<typeof _moduleExample>('../test/moduleExample.js',__dirname)
 
         lazyModuleExample.load().then(m => {
             console.log(m.exportedTestBoolean)
diff --git a/ts/index.ts b/ts/index.ts
index 9b72937..e91d76d 100644
--- a/ts/index.ts
+++ b/ts/index.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ export class LazyModule<T> {
     whenLoaded: q.Promise<T>
     loader: TLoader = 'npm'
     private whenLoadedDeferred: q.Deferred<T>
-    constructor(nameArg: string, cwdArg: string = process.cwd()) {
+    constructor(nameArg: string, cwdArg: string) {
+        if (!cwdArg) {
+            throw new Error('You must specify a directory to resolve from!')
+        }
         this.name = nameArg
         this.cwd = cwdArg
         smartsystem.addLazyModule(this) // add module to smartsystem instance