diff --git a/src/scenes/game_over.py b/src/scenes/game_over.py
index 1910064..7e961ba 100644
--- a/src/scenes/game_over.py
+++ b/src/scenes/game_over.py
@@ -94,12 +94,12 @@ def __create_button(world: World, name: str):
 
 def new_score(world: World, e: Entity):
     e.remove(Clickable)
-    if os.path.exists("username.txt"):
-        with open("username.txt", "r") as f:
+    if os.path.exists("../username.txt"):
+        with open("../username.txt", "r") as f:
             name = f.read()
     else:
         name = world.query(Writing).pop()
-        with open("username.txt", "w") as f:
+        with open("../username.txt", "w") as f:
             f.write(name[Text])
 
     try: