diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e8ae1ba2..4db649aa 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ cython_debug/
 .DS_Store
 
 agentops_time_travel.json
-agentops_time_travel.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+.agentops_time_travel.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/agentops/cli.py b/agentops/cli.py
index d3f52ee0..29b9e90b 100644
--- a/agentops/cli.py
+++ b/agentops/cli.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ def main():
     subparsers = parser.add_subparsers(dest="command")
 
     timetravel_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
-        "timetravel", help="Time Travel Debugging commands"
+        "timetravel", help="Time Travel Debugging commands", aliases=["tt"]
     )
     timetravel_parser.add_argument(
         "branch_name",
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def main():
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    if args.command == "timetravel":
+    if args.command in ["timetravel", "tt"]:
         if args.branch_name:
             fetch_time_travel_id(args.branch_name)
         if args.on:
diff --git a/agentops/time_travel.py b/agentops/time_travel.py
index 98112fcc..e68bb1fe 100644
--- a/agentops/time_travel.py
+++ b/agentops/time_travel.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 from .http_client import HttpClient
 import os
 from .helpers import singleton
-from dotenv import load_dotenv
-from .log_config import logger
 from os import environ
 
 
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ def fetch_prompt_override_from_time_travel_cache(kwargs):
 def check_time_travel_active():
     script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
     parent_dir = os.path.dirname(script_dir)
-    config_file_path = os.path.join(parent_dir, "agentops_time_travel.yaml")
+    config_file_path = os.path.join(parent_dir, ".agentops_time_travel.yaml")
 
     with open(config_file_path, "r") as config_file:
         config = yaml.safe_load(config_file)
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ def check_time_travel_active():
 
 
 def set_time_travel_active_state(active_setting):
-    config_path = "agentops_time_travel.yaml"
+    config_path = ".agentops_time_travel.yaml"
     try:
         with open(config_path, "r") as config_file:
             config = yaml.safe_load(config_file) or {}
diff --git a/tests/test_time_travel.py b/tests/core_manual_tests/time_travel.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/test_time_travel.py
rename to tests/core_manual_tests/time_travel.py