diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 36f8625..72ede08 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	configFile            = "config.yml"
+	configFile            = "shell-config.yml"
 	defaultSecretFileName = ".gitlab_shell_secret"
 )
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (c *Config) GetHttpClient() *client.HttpClient {
 // NewFromDirExternal returns a new config from a given root dir. It also applies defaults appropriate for
 // gitlab-shell running in an external SSH server.
 func NewFromDirExternal(dir string) (*Config, error) {
-	cfg, err := newFromFile(filepath.Join(dir, configFile))
+	cfg, err := newFromFile(filepath.Join("/run/gitlab", configFile))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/internal/keyline/key_line.go b/internal/keyline/key_line.go
index c6f2422..fb0426b 100644
--- a/internal/keyline/key_line.go
+++ b/internal/keyline/key_line.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func NewPrincipalKeyLine(keyId, principal string, config *config.Config) (*KeyLi
 }
 
 func (k *KeyLine) ToString() string {
-	command := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s-%s", path.Join(k.Config.RootDir, executable.BinDir, executable.GitlabShell), k.Prefix, k.ID)
+	command := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s-%s", path.Join("/run/current-system/sw/bin", executable.GitlabShell), k.Prefix, k.ID)
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`command="%s",%s %s`, command, SshOptions, k.Value)
 }
diff --git a/support/gitlab_config.rb b/support/gitlab_config.rb
index 52ac5ee..d96baa3 100644
--- a/support/gitlab_config.rb
+++ b/support/gitlab_config.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ class GitlabConfig
   attr_reader :config
 
   def initialize
-    @config = YAML.load_file(File.join(ROOT_PATH, 'config.yml'))
+    @config = YAML.load_file('/run/gitlab/shell-config.yml')
   end
 
   def auth_file