diff --git a/scripts/cluster_healthcheck.sh b/scripts/cluster_healthcheck.sh
index b5237378..8b81830c 100755
--- a/scripts/cluster_healthcheck.sh
+++ b/scripts/cluster_healthcheck.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ FAIL_COUNT=0
 FIX=false
 QUIET=false
 JSON=false
-KUBECONFIG_PATH="$(pwd)/config"
+KUBECONFIG_PATH="${KUBECONFIG:-${HOME}/.kube/config}"
+[[ -f "$KUBECONFIG_PATH" ]] || KUBECONFIG_PATH="$(pwd)/config"
 KUBECTL=""
 JSON_RESULTS=()
 TOTAL_CHECKS=42