diff --git a/lib/codecov.js b/lib/codecov.js
index 8b9da9a9..b9d33a19 100644
--- a/lib/codecov.js
+++ b/lib/codecov.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var fs = require('fs');
+var path = require('path');
 var request = require('request');
 var urlgrey = require('urlgrey');
 var execSync = require('child_process').execSync;
@@ -158,6 +159,10 @@ var upload = function(args, on_success, on_failure){
 ' \\_____\\___/ \\__,_|\\___|\\___\\___/ \\_/  \n' +
 '                                ' + version);
 
+  query.yaml = ['codecov.yml', '.codecov.yml'].reduce(function (result, file) {
+    return result || (fs.existsSync(path.resolve(process.cwd(), file)) ? file : undefined)
+  }, undefined)
+
   if ((args.options.disable || '').split(',').indexOf('detect') === -1) {
     console.log('==> Detecting CI Provider');
     query = detectProvider();