diff --git a/bin/tidyall b/bin/tidyall
index ac550a5e..a39de0cc 100755
--- a/bin/tidyall
+++ b/bin/tidyall
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ if ( ( $all_files || $svn_files || $git_files ) ) {
     die "cannot use filename(s) with -a/--all, -s/--svn, or -g/--git"
       if @ARGV;
     $conf_file ||= $tidyall_class->find_conf_file( cwd() );
+    $params{root_dir} = cwd() if $conf_file eq "$ENV{HOME}/.tidyall.ini";
     my $ct = $tidyall_class->new_from_conf_file( $conf_file, %params );
 
     my @files;
diff --git a/lib/Code/TidyAll.pm b/lib/Code/TidyAll.pm
index f7dd5ce6..ac71d55d 100644
--- a/lib/Code/TidyAll.pm
+++ b/lib/Code/TidyAll.pm
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ sub find_conf_file {
     my $path1     = rel2abs($start_dir);
     my $path2     = realpath($start_dir);
     my $conf_file = $class->_find_conf_file_upward($path1)
-      || $class->_find_conf_file_upward($path2);
+      || $class->_find_conf_file_upward($path2)
+      || "$ENV{HOME}/.tidyall.ini";
     unless ( defined $conf_file ) {
         die sprintf( "could not find $ini_name upwards from %s",
             ( $path1 eq $path2 ) ? "'$path1'" : "'$path1' or '$path2'" );
diff --git a/lib/Code/TidyAll/Git/Precommit.pm b/lib/Code/TidyAll/Git/Precommit.pm
index 0e5a459d..4facdf6e 100644
--- a/lib/Code/TidyAll/Git/Precommit.pm
+++ b/lib/Code/TidyAll/Git/Precommit.pm
@@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ sub check {
         my $root_dir = capturex( $self->git_path, "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel" );
         chomp($root_dir);
         my $conf_file = join( "/", $root_dir, $self->conf_file );
-        die "could not find conf file '$conf_file'" unless -f $conf_file;
+        my $global_conf_file = "$ENV{HOME}/.tidyall.ini";
+        unless ( -f $conf_file ) {
+            unless ( -f $global_conf_file ) {
+                die "could not find conf file '$conf_file', '$global_conf_file'";
+            }
+            else {
+                $conf_file = $global_conf_file;
+            }
+        }
 
         # Store the stash, and restore it upon exiting this scope
         unless ( $self->no_stash ) {