diff --git a/conf/manager.conf.in b/conf/manager.conf.in
index f611a611d1f4d41f38e6e504272adce47797fd95..a90cc13429e7f35433ea63223c2afa78596d46df 100644
--- a/conf/manager.conf.in
+++ b/conf/manager.conf.in
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ support_email = support@my.fqdn
 [setup]
 # templates directory
 templates_dir = @templatesdir@
-# federation metadata local copy path
-federation_metadata_file = @sysconfdir@/edugain-md.xml
+federation_metadata_file = /var/lib/access-check/edugain.xml
+accounts_file = /var/lib/access-check/accounts.php
 
 [logger]
-file = /opt/testidp/IdPAccountManager/log/manager.log
+file = /var/log/access-check/manager.log
 level = info
 
 [mailer]
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ password = secret
 scope = my.fqdn
 entityid = https://my.fqdn/simplesaml/saml2/idp/metadata.php
 displayname = eduGAIN Access Check
-accounts_file = @sysconfdir@/accounts.php
 
 # default parameters for all services
 [service]
diff --git a/lib/AccountManager/App.pm b/lib/AccountManager/App.pm
index 950aed7009ef3126c150ea88342e5519779fd5cb..1020ace1afca3ba2d13d1c27ac106697cf1d8b87 100644
--- a/lib/AccountManager/App.pm
+++ b/lib/AccountManager/App.pm
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ sub req_create_accounts {
     eval {
         AccountManager::Tools::update_ssp_authsources(
             $self->{configuration}->{setup}->{templates_dir},
-            $self->{configuration}->{idp}->{accounts_file},
+            $self->{configuration}->{setup}->{accounts_file},
             $accounts
         );
     };