Index: src/send_nsca.c
--- src/send_nsca.c.orig
+++ src/send_nsca.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ int server_port=DEFAULT_SERVER_PORT;
 char server_name[MAX_HOST_ADDRESS_LENGTH];
 char password[MAX_INPUT_BUFFER]="";
 int legacy_2_7_mode=FALSE;
-char config_file[MAX_INPUT_BUFFER]="send_nsca.cfg";
+char config_file[MAX_INPUT_BUFFER]="/etc/send_nsca.cfg";
 char delimiter[2]="\t";
 char block_delimiter[2]=BLOCK_DELIMITER;
 
