diff --git a/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf b/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
index 5b2b5250..3137a660 100644
--- a/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/espeak.settings.conf
@@ -188,10 +188,15 @@ cursor=True
 highlight=False
 
 [remote]
-enabled=True
+enable=True
 # connection type
 # unix = unix sockets
+# tcp = tcp (localhost only)
 method=unix
+# tcp port
+port=22447
+# socket filepath
+socketpath=/tmp/
 # allow settings to overwrite
 enableSettingsRemote=True
 # permitted settings
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf b/config/settings/settings.conf
index a3afbdb4..ab2d8f90 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf
@@ -201,7 +201,12 @@ highlight=False
 enable=True
 # connection type
 # unix = unix sockets
+# tcp = tcp (localhost only)
 method=unix
+# tcp port
+port=22447
+# socket filepath
+socketpath=/tmp/
 # allow settings to overwrite
 enableSettingsRemote=True
 # permitted settings
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf.example b/config/settings/settings.conf.example
index 8754aa14..a9e893e8 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf.example
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf.example
@@ -199,10 +199,15 @@ cursor=True
 highlight=False
 
 [remote]
-enabled=True
+enable=True
 # connection type
 # unix = unix sockets
+# tcp = tcp (localhost only)
 method=unix
+# tcp port
+port=22447
+# socket filepath
+socketpath=/tmp/
 # allow settings to overwrite
 enableSettingsRemote=True
 # permitted settings
diff --git a/config/settings/settings.conf.storm b/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
index e9bc09be..2969e76a 100644
--- a/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
+++ b/config/settings/settings.conf.storm
@@ -144,10 +144,15 @@ cursor=True
 highlight=False
 
 [remote]
-enabled=True
+enable=True
 # connection type
 # unix = unix sockets
+# tcp = tcp (localhost only)
 method=unix
+# tcp port
+port=22447
+# socket filepath
+socketpath=/tmp/
 # allow settings to overwrite
 enableSettingsRemote=True
 # permitted settings
diff --git a/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf b/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf
index b4fb40af..4bfe3c0c 100644
--- a/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf
+++ b/config/settings/speech-dispatcher.settings.conf
@@ -198,10 +198,15 @@ cursor=True
 highlight=False
 
 [remote]
-enabled=True
+enable=True
 # connection type
 # unix = unix sockets
+# tcp = tcp (localhost only)
 method=unix
+# tcp port
+port=22447
+# socket filepath
+socketpath=/tmp/
 # allow settings to overwrite
 enableSettingsRemote=True
 # permitted settings
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
index 72b71763..89a7b77f 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/remoteManager.py
@@ -57,21 +57,18 @@ class remoteManager():
             self.sock.close()
             self.sock = None
     def unixSocketWatchDog(self, active, eventQueue):
-        # echo "command say this is a test" | socat - UNIX-CLIENT:/tmp/fenrir-deamon.sock
-        # socket daemon
-        # /run/user/<uid>/fenrirscreenreader/daemon
-        # socket pty
-        # /run/user/<uid>/fenrirscreenreader/ptyX
+        # echo "command say this is a test" | socat - UNIX-CLIENT:/tmp/fenrirscreenreader-deamon.sock
+
         if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('screen', 'driver') =='vcsaDriver':
-            socketpath = '/tmp/fenrirscreenreader-deamon.sock'
+            socketpath = self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsInt('remote', 'socketpath') + 'fenrirscreenreader-deamon.sock'
         else:
-            socketpath = '/tmp/fenrirscreenreader-' + str(os.getpid()) + '.sock'
+            socketpath = self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsInt('remote', 'socketpath') + 'fenrirscreenreader-' + str(os.getpid()) + '.sock'
         if os.path.exists(socketpath):
             os.remove(socketpath)
         self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         self.sock.bind(socketpath)
         self.sock.listen(1)
-        if not self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('screen', 'driver') =='vcsaDriver':
+        if self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSetting('screen', 'driver') =='vcsaDriver':
             os.chmod(socketpath, 0o222)
         while active.value == 1:
             client_sock, client_addr = self.sock.accept()
@@ -91,7 +88,7 @@ class remoteManager():
                     except:
                         pass
                 client_sock.close()
-        
+
         if os.path.exists(socketpath):
             os.remove(socketpath)
         if self.sock:
@@ -102,7 +99,7 @@ class remoteManager():
         self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
         self.sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_REUSEADDR, 1)
         self.host = '127.0.0.1'
-        self.port = 22447
+        self.port = self.env['runtime']['settingsManager'].getSettingAsInt('remote', 'port')
         self.sock.bind((self.host, self.port))
         self.sock.listen(1)
         while active.value == 1:
diff --git a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsData.py b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsData.py
index 12e206f0..b0cb535f 100644
--- a/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsData.py
+++ b/src/fenrirscreenreader/core/settingsData.py
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ settingsData = {
 'remote':{
   'enabled': True,
   'method': 'unix',
+  'port': 22447,
+  'socketpath':'/tmp/',
   'enableSettingsRemote': True,
   'allowSettings': 'barrier#enabled',
   'enableCommandRemote': True,