--- a/lib/config.inc
+++ b/lib/config.inc
@@ -1386,7 +1386,7 @@
 	* Loads preferences from config file
 	*/
 	function __construct() {
-		$this->conffile = substr(__FILE__, 0, strlen(__FILE__) - 15) . "/config/config.cfg";
+		$this->conffile ="/etc/lam/config.cfg";
 		// set default values
 		$this->sessionTimeout = 30;
 		$this->logLevel = LOG_NOTICE;