diff --git a/prog/pwm/pwmconfig b/prog/pwm/pwmconfig
index 58963b34..253086c6 100755
--- a/prog/pwm/pwmconfig
+++ b/prog/pwm/pwmconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 LM_VERSION='3.6.0+git'
 PIDFILE="/var/run/fancontrol.pid"
+USERDIR=$(pwd)
 
 if [ -f "$PIDFILE" ]
 then
@@ -614,6 +615,10 @@ function AskPath()
 	then
 		FCCONFIG="/etc/fancontrol"
 	fi
+	if [ ${FCCONFIG::1} != "/" ]
+	then
+		FCCONFIG=$(readlink -f "$USERDIR"/"$FCCONFIG")
+	fi
 }
 
 AskPath
@@ -663,7 +668,7 @@ function LoadConfig()
 	fi
 }
 
-LoadConfig $FCCONFIG
+LoadConfig "$FCCONFIG"
 
 # $1 = pwm value below which the fan is stopped
 function TestMinStart()
@@ -815,8 +820,8 @@ function SaveConfig()
 	echo "MINSTOP=$MINSTOP" >>$tmpfile
 	[ -n "$MINPWM" ] && echo "MINPWM=$MINPWM" >>$tmpfile
 	[ -n "$MAXPWM" ] && echo "MAXPWM=$MAXPWM" >>$tmpfile
-	mv $tmpfile $FCCONFIG
-	chmod +r $FCCONFIG
+	mv $tmpfile "$FCCONFIG"
+	chmod +r "$FCCONFIG"
 	#check if file was written correctly
 	echo 'Configuration saved'
 }