diff --git a/src/zeronetavahi b/src/zeronetavahi
index d7c6a2b9..bb1a7f0e 100755
--- a/src/zeronetavahi
+++ b/src/zeronetavahi
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 WEB_PAGE_TITLE="Freedombone Mesh"
 TRACKER_PORT=6969
 ZERONET_INSTALL=/opt/zeronet
+ZERONET_USER_HOME=/home/zeronet
 MY_USERNAME=$USER
 
 if [ ! -d $ZERONET_INSTALL ]; then
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ rm -f $TEMPFILE
 
 cp -f $BOOTSTRAP_FILE.new $BOOTSTRAP_FILE
 rm -f $BOOTSTRAP_FILE.new
-if [ -d /home/zeronet ]; then
+if [ -d $ZERONET_USER_HOME ]; then
     sudo chown zeronet:zeronet $BOOTSTRAP_FILE
 fi
 
@@ -237,14 +238,14 @@ create_index
 # create a web page showing the available blogs
 cat ${BLOGS_FILE}-header.html ${BLOGS_FILE}.new ${BLOGS_FILE}-footer.html > ${BLOGS_FILE}.html
 rm -f ${BLOGS_FILE}.new
-if [ -d /home/zeronet ]; then
+if [ -d $ZERONET_USER_HOME ]; then
     sudo chown zeronet:zeronet $BLOGS_FILE
 fi
 
 # create a web page showing the available fora
 cat ${FORUM_FILE}-header.html ${FORUM_FILE}.new ${FORUM_FILE}-footer.html > ${FORUM_FILE}.html
 rm -f ${FORUM_FILE}.new
-if [ -d /home/zeronet ]; then
+if [ -d $ZERONET_USER_HOME ]; then
     sudo chown zeronet:zeronet $FORUM_FILE
 fi