diff --git a/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf b/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
index eb2b95cd..56f2d781 100644
--- a/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ dateFormat=%A, %B %d, %Y
 autoSpellCheck=True
 spellCheckLanguage=en_US
 scriptPath=/usr/share/fenrir/scripts
-commandPath=/usr/share/fenrir/commands
+commandPath=
 
 [focus]
 cursor=True
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf b/config/settings/settings.conf
index d055a363..9033d4fc 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ interruptOnKeyPressFilter=
 doubleTapTimeout=0.2
 
 [general]
-debugLevel=1
+debugLevel=0
 punctuationProfile=default
 punctuationLevel=some
 respectPunctuationPause=True
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ spellCheckLanguage=en_US
 # path for your scripts "scriptKey" functionality
 scriptPath=/usr/share/fenrir/scripts
 # overload commands, and create new one without changing Fenrir default
-commandPath=/usr/share/fenrir/commands
+commandPath=
 
 [focus]
 #follow the text cursor
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf.storm b/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
index b4e00d7c..b2f93cb2 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ autoSpellCheck=True
 spellCheckLanguage=en_US
 scriptPath=/usr/share/fenrir/scripts
 # overload commands, and create new one without changing Fenrir default
-commandPath=/usr/share/fenrir/commands
+commandPath=
 
 [focus]
 #follow the text cursor
diff --git a/src/fenrir/core/commandManager.py b/src/fenrir/core/commandManager.py
index d5dde35c..24e361da 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/core/commandManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/core/commandManager.py
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ class commandManager():
         self.env['commands'] = {}
         self.env['commandsIgnore'] = {}        
         for commandFolder in self.env['general']['commandFolderList']:
-            self.env['runtime']['commandManager'].loadCommands(commandFolder,
-              self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('general', 'commandPath'))        
-            self.env['runtime']['commandManager'].loadCommands(commandFolder)
+            self.env['runtime']['commandManager'].loadCommands(commandFolder)        
+            if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('general', 'commandPath') != '':
+                self.env['runtime']['commandManager'].loadCommands(commandFolder,
+                  self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('general', 'commandPath'))        
 
         # scripts for scriptKey
         self.env['runtime']['commandManager'].loadScriptCommands()