diff --git a/manimlib/constants.py b/manimlib/constants.py
index 375e6e76..9be21e2a 100644
--- a/manimlib/constants.py
+++ b/manimlib/constants.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ else:
         "Dropbox (3Blue1Brown)/3Blue1Brown Team Folder"
     )
 if not os.path.isdir(MEDIA_DIR):
-    MEDIA_DIR = "media"
+    MEDIA_DIR = "./media"
     print(
         f"Media will be stored in {MEDIA_DIR + os.sep}. You can change "
         "this behavior by writing a different directory to media_dir.txt."
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ SVG_IMAGE_DIR = os.path.join(MEDIA_DIR, "designs", "svg_images")
 SOUND_DIR = os.path.join(MEDIA_DIR, "designs", "sounds")
 ###
 THIS_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
-FILE_DIR = os.path.join(os.getenv("FILE_DIR", default=THIS_DIR), "files")
+FILE_DIR = os.path.join(os.getenv("FILE_DIR", default="."), "files")
 TEX_DIR = os.path.join(FILE_DIR, "Tex")
 # These two may be depricated now.
 MOBJECT_DIR = os.path.join(FILE_DIR, "mobjects")