diff --git a/command.py b/command.py
index c1e70ec..bcfb001 100644
--- a/command.py
+++ b/command.py
@@ -136,12 +136,11 @@ def cmd_pause(bot, user, text, command, parameter):
 
 
 def cmd_play_file(bot, user, text, command, parameter):
-    music_folder = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder')
     # if parameter is {index}
     if parameter.isdigit():
-        files = util.get_recursive_filelist_sorted(music_folder)
+        files = util.get_recursive_filelist_sorted(var.music_folder)
         if int(parameter) < len(files):
-            filename = files[int(parameter)].replace(music_folder, '')
+            filename = files[int(parameter)].replace(var.music_folder, '')
             music = {'type': 'file',
                      'path': filename,
                      'user': user}
@@ -152,8 +151,8 @@ def cmd_play_file(bot, user, text, command, parameter):
     # if parameter is {path}
     else:
         # sanitize "../" and so on
-        path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(music_folder, parameter))
-        if not path.startswith(os.path.abspath(music_folder)):
+        path = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(var.music_folder, parameter))
+        if not path.startswith(os.path.abspath(var.music_folder)):
             bot.send_msg(constants.strings('no_file'), text)
             return
 
@@ -174,8 +173,8 @@ def cmd_play_file(bot, user, text, command, parameter):
             else:
                 parameter = ""
 
-            files = util.get_recursive_filelist_sorted(music_folder)
-            music_library = util.Dir(music_folder)
+            files = util.get_recursive_filelist_sorted(var.music_folder)
+            music_library = util.Dir(var.music_folder)
             for file in files:
                 music_library.add_file(file)
 
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ def cmd_play_file(bot, user, text, command, parameter):
 
         else:
             # try to do a partial match
-            files = util.get_recursive_filelist_sorted(music_folder)
+            files = util.get_recursive_filelist_sorted(var.music_folder)
             matches = [(index, file) for index, file in enumerate(files) if parameter.lower() in file.lower()]
             if len(matches) == 0:
                 bot.send_msg(constants.strings('no_file'), text)
@@ -218,7 +217,7 @@ def cmd_play_file(bot, user, text, command, parameter):
 
 
 def cmd_play_file_match(bot, user, text, command, parameter):
-    music_folder = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder')
+    music_folder = var.music_folder
     if parameter:
         files = util.get_recursive_filelist_sorted(music_folder)
         msgs = [ constants.strings('multiple_file_added')]
@@ -561,7 +560,7 @@ def cmd_remove(bot, user, text, command, parameter):
 
 
 def cmd_list_file(bot, user, text, command, parameter):
-    folder_path = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder')
+    folder_path = var.music_folder
 
     files = util.get_recursive_filelist_sorted(folder_path)
     msgs = [ "<br> <b>Files available:</b>" if not parameter else "<br> <b>Matched files:</b>" ]
diff --git a/interface.py b/interface.py
index e811874..a17b6b1 100644
--- a/interface.py
+++ b/interface.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def post():
         if request.form:
             logging.debug("Post request: "+ str(request.form))
         if 'add_file_bottom' in request.form and ".." not in request.form['add_file_bottom']:
-            path = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder') + request.form['add_file_bottom']
+            path = var.music_folder + request.form['add_file_bottom']
             if os.path.isfile(path):
                 item = {'type': 'file',
                         'path' : request.form['add_file_bottom'],
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def post():
                 logging.info('web: add to playlist(bottom): ' + util.format_debug_song_string(item))
 
         elif 'add_file_next' in request.form and ".." not in request.form['add_file_next']:
-            path = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder') + request.form['add_file_next']
+            path = var.music_folder + request.form['add_file_next']
             if os.path.isfile(path):
                 item = {'type': 'file',
                         'path' : request.form['add_file_next'],
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def post():
 
             print('folder:', folder)
 
-            if os.path.isdir(var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder') + folder):
+            if os.path.isdir(var.music_folder + folder):
 
                 files = util.get_recursive_filelist_sorted(var.music_folder)
                 music_library = util.Dir(folder_path)
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ def post():
                 var.botamusique.launch_music(int(request.form['play_music']))
 
         elif 'delete_music_file' in request.form and ".." not in request.form['delete_music_file']:
-            path = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder') + request.form['delete_music_file']
+            path = var.music_folder + request.form['delete_music_file']
             if os.path.isfile(path):
                 logging.info("web: delete file " + path)
                 os.remove(path)
 
         elif 'delete_folder' in request.form and ".." not in request.form['delete_folder']:
-            path = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder') + request.form['delete_folder']
+            path = var.music_folder + request.form['delete_folder']
             if os.path.isdir(path):
                 logging.info("web: delete folder " + path)
                 shutil.rmtree(path)
diff --git a/mumbleBot.py b/mumbleBot.py
index add4ed3..f60adec 100644
--- a/mumbleBot.py
+++ b/mumbleBot.py
@@ -91,7 +91,8 @@ class MumbleBot:
             logging.error("Starting in ERROR loglevel")
 
         var.user = args.user
-        var.music_folder = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder')
+        var.music_folder = util.solve_filepath(var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder'))
+        var.tmp_folder = util.solve_filepath(var.config.get('bot', 'tmp_folder'))
         var.is_proxified = var.config.getboolean(
             "webinterface", "is_web_proxified")
         self.exit = False
@@ -139,7 +140,7 @@ class MumbleBot:
         if args.certificate:
             certificate = args.certificate
         else:
-            certificate = var.config.get("server", "certificate")
+            certificate = util.solve_filepath(var.config.get("server", "certificate"))
 
         if args.tokens:
             tokens = args.tokens
@@ -329,8 +330,7 @@ class MumbleBot:
         logging.info("bot: play music " + util.format_debug_song_string(music))
         if music["type"] == "url":
             # Delete older music is the tmp folder is too big
-            media.system.clear_tmp_folder(var.config.get(
-                'bot', 'tmp_folder'), var.config.getint('bot', 'tmp_folder_max_size'))
+            media.system.clear_tmp_folder(var.tmp_folder, var.config.getint('bot', 'tmp_folder_max_size'))
 
             # Check if the music is ready to be played
             if music["ready"] == "downloading":
@@ -348,8 +348,7 @@ class MumbleBot:
         elif music["type"] == "file":
             if not self.check_item_path_or_remove():
                 return
-            uri = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder') + \
-                var.playlist.current_item()["path"]
+            uri = var.music_folder + var.playlist.current_item()["path"]
 
         elif music["type"] == "radio":
             uri = music["url"]
@@ -386,7 +385,7 @@ class MumbleBot:
 
         url_hash = hashlib.md5(url.encode()).hexdigest()
 
-        path = var.config.get('bot', 'tmp_folder') + url_hash + ".%(ext)s"
+        path = var.tmp_folder + url_hash + ".%(ext)s"
         mp3 = path.replace(".%(ext)s", ".mp3")
         music['path'] = mp3
 
@@ -429,7 +428,7 @@ class MumbleBot:
 
         url_hash = hashlib.md5(url.encode()).hexdigest()
 
-        path = var.config.get('bot', 'tmp_folder') + url_hash + ".%(ext)s"
+        path = var.tmp_folder + url_hash + ".%(ext)s"
         mp3 = path.replace(".%(ext)s", ".mp3")
         music['path'] = mp3
 
@@ -519,7 +518,7 @@ class MumbleBot:
                     return False
 
             elif music["type"] == "file":
-                uri = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder') + music["path"]
+                uri = var.music_folder + music["path"]
                 if not os.path.exists(uri):
                     logging.info("bot: music file missed. removing music from the playlist: %s" % util.format_debug_song_string(music))
                     self.send_msg(constants.strings('file_missed', file=music["path"]))
@@ -664,8 +663,7 @@ class MumbleBot:
             uri = music['path']
 
         elif music["type"] == "file":
-            uri = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder') + \
-                  var.playlist.current_item()["path"]
+            uri = var.music_folder + var.playlist.current_item()["path"]
 
         command = ("ffmpeg", '-v', ffmpeg_debug, '-nostdin', '-ss', "%f" % self.playhead, '-i',
                    uri, '-ac', '1', '-f', 's16le', '-ar', '48000', '-')
@@ -733,8 +731,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     config = configparser.ConfigParser(interpolation=None, allow_no_value=True)
-    parsed_configs = config.read(['configuration.default.ini', args.config], encoding='utf-8')
-    var.dbfile = args.db if args.db is not None else config.get("bot", "database_path", fallback="database.db")
+    parsed_configs = config.read([util.solve_filepath('configuration.default.ini'), util.solve_filepath(args.config)],
+                                 encoding='utf-8')
+    var.dbfile = args.db if args.db is not None else config.get("bot", "database_path",
+                                                                fallback=util.solve_filepath("database.db"))
 
     if len(parsed_configs) == 0:
         logging.error('Could not read configuration from file \"{}\"'.format(args.config))
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     formatter = logging.Formatter('[%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(threadName)s] %(message)s', "%b %d %H:%M:%S")
     root.setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
-    logfile = var.config.get('bot', 'logfile')
+    logfile = util.solve_filepath(var.config.get('bot', 'logfile'))
 
     handler = None
     if logfile:
diff --git a/util.py b/util.py
index 64a63da..dfe346b 100644
--- a/util.py
+++ b/util.py
@@ -22,6 +22,16 @@ import base64
 import media
 import media.radio
 
+def solve_filepath(path):
+    if not path:
+        return ''
+
+    if path[0] == '/':
+        return path
+    else:
+        mydir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+        return mydir + '/' + path
+
 def get_recursive_filelist_sorted(path):
     filelist = []
     for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
@@ -50,7 +60,7 @@ def get_music_path(music):
     if music["type"] == "url":
         uri = music['path']
     elif music["type"] == "file":
-        uri = var.config.get('bot', 'music_folder') + music["path"]
+        uri = var.music_folder + music["path"]
     elif music["type"] == "radio":
         uri = music['url']
 
@@ -213,7 +223,7 @@ def format_current_playing():
 #       - hash is a sha1 of the string representation of the directories' contents (which are
 #           zipped)
 def zipdir(zippath, zipname_prefix=None):
-    zipname = var.config.get('bot', 'tmp_folder')
+    zipname = var.tmp_folder
     if zipname_prefix and '../' not in zipname_prefix:
         zipname += zipname_prefix.strip().replace('/', '_') + '_'
 
diff --git a/variables.py b/variables.py
index fb8047d..af6f453 100644
--- a/variables.py
+++ b/variables.py
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-current_music = None
+botamusique = None
 playlist = None
+
 user = ""
-music_folder = ""
 is_proxified = False
+
 dbfile = None
 db = None
 config = None
-botamusique = None
\ No newline at end of file
+
+music_folder = ""
+tmp_folder = ""