diff --git a/src/eggdrop.h b/src/eggdrop.h

index 9c9f4c9f..bdb65415 100644

--- a/src/eggdrop.h

+++ b/src/eggdrop.h

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@

 /* Language stuff */

-#define LANGDIR  "./language" /* language file directory                   */

+#define LANGDIR  "/usr/share/eggdrop/language" /* language file directory                   */

 #define BASELANG "english"    /* language which always gets loaded before

                                  all other languages. You do not want to

                                  change this.                              */

diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c

index 682da41f..ea9e569f 100644

--- a/src/main.c

+++ b/src/main.c

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int con_chan = 0;   /* Foreground: constantly display channel stats? */

 int term_z = -1;    /* Foreground: use the terminal as a partyline?  */

 int use_stderr = 1; /* Send stuff to stderr instead of logfiles?     */

-char configfile[121] = "eggdrop.conf";  /* Default config file name */

+char configfile[121] = "/etc/eggdrop.conf";  /* Default config file name */

 char pid_file[121];                     /* Name of the pid file     */

 char helpdir[121] = "help/";            /* Directory of help files  */

 char textdir[121] = "text/";            /* Directory for text files */