diff --git a/github_repo_scanners/create_contributor_repo_lists.sh b/github_repo_scanners/create_contributor_repo_lists.sh
index 2a460a5..535cef7 100755
--- a/github_repo_scanners/create_contributor_repo_lists.sh
+++ b/github_repo_scanners/create_contributor_repo_lists.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-ACCOUNTS_FILE="accounts.json"
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+  # If no argument is provided, assume the script is run from the project root
+  # and accounts.json is in the same directory.
+  ACCOUNTS_FILE="accounts.json"
+else
+  ACCOUNTS_FILE="$1"
+fi
 OUTPUT_DIR="contributor_repos"
 
 # Check if accounts.json exists