diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b50f8f4..0307c40a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PREFIX        ?=  usr
+PREFIX        ?=  /usr
 RM            ?=  rm -f
 INSTALL_DIR   ?=  install -m755 -d
 INSTALL_PROG  ?=  install -m755 -D
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ all:
 	@echo Run \'make install\' to install Fetch
 
 install:
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin
-	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/fetch/ascii/distro
-	$(INSTALL_PROG) fetch $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin/fetch
-	$(INSTALL_PROG) config/config $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/fetch/config
-	$(INSTALL_PROG) ascii/distro/* $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/fetch/ascii/distro
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/fetch/ascii/distro
+	$(INSTALL_PROG) fetch $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/fetch
+	$(INSTALL_PROG) config/config $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/fetch/config
+	$(INSTALL_PROG) ascii/distro/* $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/fetch/ascii/distro
 
 uninstall:
-	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)/$(PREFIX)/bin/fetch
-	$(RM) -r $(DESTDIR)/usr/share/fetch
+	$(RM) $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/bin/fetch
+	$(RM) -r $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/fetch
 
 
diff --git a/fetch b/fetch
index 4318d70c..2404f19f 100755
--- a/fetch
+++ b/fetch
@@ -1980,20 +1980,25 @@ getconfig () {
         return
     fi
 
+    # Make the directory if it doesn't exist
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/fetch/"
+
     # Check $HOME/.config/fetch and create the
     # dir/files if they don't exist.
     if [ -f "$HOME/.config/fetch/config" ]; then
         source "$HOME/.config/fetch/config"
 
     elif [ -f "/usr/share/fetch/config" ]; then
-        mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/fetch/"
         cp "/usr/share/fetch/config" "$HOME/.config/fetch"
         source "$HOME/.config/fetch/config"
 
+    elif [ -f "/usr/local/share/fetch/config" ]; then
+        cp "/usr/local/share/fetch/config" "$HOME/.config/fetch"
+        source "$HOME/.config/fetch/config"
+
     else
         getscriptdir
 
-        mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/fetch/"
         cp "$script_dir/config/config" "$HOME/.config/fetch"
         source "$HOME/.config/fetch/config"
     fi