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 */