diff -ur a/config/config.py b/config/config.py
--- a/config/config.py	2018-11-22 21:49:01.886536931 +0100
+++ b/config/config.py	2018-11-22 22:29:21.497097833 +0100
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
         self.GUI_LANG_FILE_LOC_PREFIX = "/config/lang/"
         self.GUI_ICON_FILE_LOC_PREFIX = "/config/icons/"
         self.GUI_IMG_FILE_LOC_PREFIX = "/config/img/"
-        self.GUI_IMG_AVATAR_CACHE_PREFIX = "/config/.cache/"
-        self.GUI_DEFAULTS_FILE_LOC_PREFIX = "/config/.defaults/"
+        self.GUI_IMG_AVATAR_CACHE_PREFIX = "/.local/share/mastodome/cache/"
+        self.GUI_DEFAULTS_FILE_LOC_PREFIX = "/.local/share/mastodome/defaults/"
         self.GUI_TOOT_MAX_SIZE_CHARS = 280
         self.APP_NAME = "Mastodome"
         self.APP_VERSION = "0.2"
diff -ur a/config/icons_pics.py b/config/icons_pics.py
--- a/config/icons_pics.py	2018-11-22 21:49:01.887536915 +0100
+++ b/config/icons_pics.py	2018-11-22 21:52:57.149765632 +0100
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 class Icons:
     def __init__(self):
         config = Config()
-        path = os.curdir + config.GUI_ICON_FILE_LOC_PREFIX
+        path = "/usr/share/mastodome" + config.GUI_ICON_FILE_LOC_PREFIX
         self.btnHomeIcon = path + "home.svg"
         self.btnLocalIcon = path + "local.svg"
         self.btnPublicIcon = path + "public.svg"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 class Pics:
     def __init__(self):
         config = Config()
-        path = os.curdir + config.GUI_IMG_FILE_LOC_PREFIX
+        path = "/usr/share/mastodome" + config.GUI_IMG_FILE_LOC_PREFIX
         self.loginLogoImg = path + "mastodon_logo.svg"
         self.loginMascotImg = path + "mastodon_mascot.png"
         self.aboutMascoutImg = path + "mastodome_art.png"
diff -ur a/config/translations.py b/config/translations.py
--- a/config/translations.py	2018-11-22 21:49:01.900536706 +0100
+++ b/config/translations.py	2018-11-22 21:52:32.099166922 +0100
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     def __init__(self):
         config = Config()
         self.translations = json.load(
-                open(os.curdir + config.GUI_LANG_FILE_LOC_PREFIX
+                open("/usr/share/mastodome" + config.GUI_LANG_FILE_LOC_PREFIX
                      + config.GUI_LANG + '.json'))
 
     def load(self, control_name):
diff -ur a/rest/credential_store.py b/rest/credential_store.py
--- a/rest/credential_store.py	2018-11-22 21:49:01.901536690 +0100
+++ b/rest/credential_store.py	2018-11-22 21:58:18.485623649 +0100
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         self.secret_client_prefix = "csec"
         self.secret_user_prefix = "usec"
         self.config = Config()
-        self.key_cache_location = os.curdir \
+        self.key_cache_location = os.getenv("HOME") \
             + self.config.GUI_DEFAULTS_FILE_LOC_PREFIX + "known-keys.txt"
 
     def set_client_keys(self, domain, uname, client_id, client_secret):
diff -ur a/rest/fetch.py b/rest/fetch.py
--- a/rest/fetch.py	2018-11-22 21:49:01.901536690 +0100
+++ b/rest/fetch.py	2018-11-22 21:55:08.624660555 +0100
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 def clear_image_cache():
     my_config = config.Config()
-    path = os.curdir + my_config.GUI_IMG_AVATAR_CACHE_PREFIX
+    path = os.getenv("HOME") + my_config.GUI_IMG_AVATAR_CACHE_PREFIX
     for the_file in os.listdir(path):
         full_path = os.path.join(path, the_file)
         if os.path.isfile(full_path):
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 
 def get_image(url):
     my_config = config.Config()
-    path = os.curdir + my_config.GUI_IMG_AVATAR_CACHE_PREFIX
+    path = os.getenv("HOME") + my_config.GUI_IMG_AVATAR_CACHE_PREFIX
     filename = url.split('/')[-1]
 
     if not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, filename)):