diff --git a/setup.go b/setup.go
index e6b9638..8912d09 100644
--- a/setup.go
+++ b/setup.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func CreateDatabase() {
 }
 
 func LockFile() {
-	lock, err := os.Create(".lock")
+	lock, err := os.Create("./assets/.lock")
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("Error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/webserver.go b/webserver.go
index 81a3315..800e87b 100644
--- a/webserver.go
+++ b/webserver.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Check if this is the first time Pogo has been run
 	// with a lockfile
-	if _, err := os.Stat(".lock"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+	if _, err := os.Stat("./assets/.lock"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		fmt.Println("This looks like your first time running Pogo, give me a second to set myself up.")
 		Setup()
 	}