diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 1ced9fe5..9ddfe985 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ jobs:
           architecture: "x64"
 
       - run: pip3 install hatch
-      - run: hatch run tests.py3.12-2.10:static-check
+      - run: CONFIG_ROOT_DIR=`pwd`"/dags" hatch run tests.py3.12-2.10:static-check
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 5adf041a..f7fb8770 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ FROM python:3.8-slim
 ARG AIRFLOW_VERSION=2.0.0
 ARG AIRFLOW_HOME=/usr/local/airflow
 ENV SLUGIFY_USES_TEXT_UNIDECODE=yes
+ENV CONFIG_ROOT_DIR=/usr/local/airflow/dags/
 
 RUN set -ex \
     && buildDeps=' \
diff --git a/dagfactory/dagfactory.py b/dagfactory/dagfactory.py
index 40b3d53b..b469e551 100644
--- a/dagfactory/dagfactory.py
+++ b/dagfactory/dagfactory.py
@@ -60,10 +60,13 @@ def __join(loader: yaml.FullLoader, node: yaml.Node) -> str:
 
             yaml.add_constructor("!join", __join, yaml.FullLoader)
 
-            config: Dict[str, Any] = yaml.load(
-                stream=open(config_filepath, "r", encoding="utf-8"),
-                Loader=yaml.FullLoader,
-            )
+            with open(config_filepath, "r", encoding="utf-8") as fp:
+                yaml.add_constructor("!join", __join, yaml.FullLoader)
+                config_with_env = os.path.expandvars(fp.read())
+                config: Dict[str, Any] = yaml.load(
+                    stream=config_with_env,
+                    Loader=yaml.FullLoader,
+                )
         except Exception as err:
             raise DagFactoryConfigException("Invalid DAG Factory config file") from err
         return config
diff --git a/examples/datasets/example_dag_datasets.py b/examples/datasets/example_dag_datasets.py
index d6f82573..4eb94b68 100644
--- a/examples/datasets/example_dag_datasets.py
+++ b/examples/datasets/example_dag_datasets.py
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
-from airflow import DAG
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# The following import is here so Airflow parses this file
+# from airflow import DAG
+
 import dagfactory
 
 
-config_file = "/usr/local/airflow/dags/datasets/example_dag_datasets.yml"
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_ROOT_DIR = "/usr/local/airflow/dags/"
+CONFIG_ROOT_DIR = Path(os.getenv("CONFIG_ROOT_DIR", DEFAULT_CONFIG_ROOT_DIR))
+
+config_file = str(CONFIG_ROOT_DIR / "datasets/example_dag_datasets.yml")
+
 example_dag_factory = dagfactory.DagFactory(config_file)
 
 # Creating task dependencies
diff --git a/examples/datasets/example_dag_datasets.yml b/examples/datasets/example_dag_datasets.yml
index b1450aa4..d04ddeac 100644
--- a/examples/datasets/example_dag_datasets.yml
+++ b/examples/datasets/example_dag_datasets.yml
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ example_custom_config_dataset_producer_dag:
       operator: airflow.operators.bash_operator.BashOperator
       bash_command: "echo 1"
       outlets:
-        file: /usr/local/airflow/dags/datasets/example_config_datasets.yml
+        file: $CONFIG_ROOT_DIR/datasets/example_config_datasets.yml
         datasets: ['dataset_custom_1', 'dataset_custom_2']
 
 example_custom_config_dataset_consumer_dag:
   description: "Example DAG consumer custom config datasets"
   schedule:
-    file: /usr/local/airflow/dags/datasets/example_config_datasets.yml
+    file: $CONFIG_ROOT_DIR/datasets/example_config_datasets.yml
     datasets: ['dataset_custom_1', 'dataset_custom_2']
   tasks:
     task_1:
diff --git a/examples/example_customize_operator.py b/examples/example_customize_operator.py
index 0fcd8eec..6e456638 100644
--- a/examples/example_customize_operator.py
+++ b/examples/example_customize_operator.py
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
-from airflow import DAG
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# The following import is here so Airflow parses this file
+# from airflow import DAG
+
 import dagfactory
 
 
-config_file = "/usr/local/airflow/dags/example_customize_operator.yml"
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_ROOT_DIR = "/usr/local/airflow/dags/"
+CONFIG_ROOT_DIR = Path(os.getenv("CONFIG_ROOT_DIR", DEFAULT_CONFIG_ROOT_DIR))
+
+config_file = str(CONFIG_ROOT_DIR / "example_customize_operator.yml")
+
 example_dag_factory = dagfactory.DagFactory(config_file)
 
 # Creating task dependencies
diff --git a/examples/example_dag_factory.py b/examples/example_dag_factory.py
index e2ed59bc..84bca73c 100644
--- a/examples/example_dag_factory.py
+++ b/examples/example_dag_factory.py
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
-from airflow import DAG
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# The following import is here so Airflow parses this file
+# from airflow import DAG
+
 import dagfactory
 
-config_file = "/usr/local/airflow/dags/example_dag_factory.yml"
+
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_ROOT_DIR = "/usr/local/airflow/dags/"
+CONFIG_ROOT_DIR = Path(os.getenv("CONFIG_ROOT_DIR", DEFAULT_CONFIG_ROOT_DIR))
+
+config_file = str(CONFIG_ROOT_DIR / "example_dag_factory.yml")
+
 example_dag_factory = dagfactory.DagFactory(config_file)
 
 # Creating task dependencies
diff --git a/examples/example_dag_factory.yml b/examples/example_dag_factory.yml
index 8ab9c66f..f1838628 100644
--- a/examples/example_dag_factory.yml
+++ b/examples/example_dag_factory.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ default:
   orientation: "LR"
   schedule_interval: "0 1 * * *"
   on_success_callback_name: print_hello
-  on_success_callback_file: /usr/local/airflow/dags/print_hello.py
+  on_success_callback_file: $CONFIG_ROOT_DIR/print_hello.py
   on_failure_callback_name: print_hello
-  on_failure_callback_file: /usr/local/airflow/dags/print_hello.py
+  on_failure_callback_file: $CONFIG_ROOT_DIR/print_hello.py
 
 example_dag:
   default_args:
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ example_dag:
     task_3:
       operator: airflow.operators.python_operator.PythonOperator
       python_callable_name: print_hello
-      python_callable_file: /usr/local/airflow/dags/print_hello.py
+      python_callable_file: $CONFIG_ROOT_DIR/print_hello.py
       dependencies: [task_1]
 
 example_dag2:
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ example_dag4:
     task_3:
       operator: airflow.operators.python_operator.PythonOperator
       python_callable_name: print_hello
-      python_callable_file: /Users/buraky/Projects/dag-factory/examples/print_hello.py
+      python_callable_file: $CONFIG_ROOT_DIR/print_hello.py
       task_group_name: task_group_1
       dependencies: [task_2]
     task_4:
diff --git a/examples/example_dynamic_task_mapping.py b/examples/example_dynamic_task_mapping.py
index 955e9f96..4b17f9b1 100644
--- a/examples/example_dynamic_task_mapping.py
+++ b/examples/example_dynamic_task_mapping.py
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
-from airflow import DAG
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+# The following import is here so Airflow parses this file
+# from airflow import DAG
+
 import dagfactory
 
 
-config_file = "/usr/local/airflow/dags/example_dynamic_task_mapping.yml"
+DEFAULT_CONFIG_ROOT_DIR = "/usr/local/airflow/dags/"
+CONFIG_ROOT_DIR = Path(os.getenv("CONFIG_ROOT_DIR", DEFAULT_CONFIG_ROOT_DIR))
+
+config_file = str(CONFIG_ROOT_DIR / "example_dynamic_task_mapping.yml")
 example_dag_factory = dagfactory.DagFactory(config_file)
 
 # Creating task dependencies
diff --git a/examples/example_dynamic_task_mapping.yml b/examples/example_dynamic_task_mapping.yml
index a638b186..078e4f2d 100644
--- a/examples/example_dynamic_task_mapping.yml
+++ b/examples/example_dynamic_task_mapping.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@ test_expand:
     request:
       operator: airflow.operators.python.PythonOperator
       python_callable_name: example_task_mapping
-      python_callable_file: /usr/local/airflow/dags/expand_tasks.py
+      python_callable_file: $CONFIG_ROOT_DIR/expand_tasks.py
     process:
       operator: airflow.operators.python_operator.PythonOperator
       python_callable_name: expand_task
-      python_callable_file: /usr/local/airflow/dags/expand_tasks.py
+      python_callable_file: $CONFIG_ROOT_DIR/expand_tasks.py
       partial:
         op_kwargs:
           test_id: "test"