diff --git a/openwisp-config/Makefile b/openwisp-config/Makefile
index 07a0e70..5e4ecfd 100644
--- a/openwisp-config/Makefile
+++ b/openwisp-config/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ define Package/openwisp-config/install
 		$(1)/usr/sbin \
 		$(1)/etc/init.d \
 		$(1)/etc/config \
-		$(1)/etc/openwisp \
+		$(1)/usr/lib/openwisp-config \
 		$(1)/usr/lib/lua/openwisp
 
 	$(INSTALL_BIN) \
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ define Package/openwisp-config/install
 		files/sbin/openwisp-get-random-number.lua \
 		$(1)/usr/sbin/openwisp-get-random-number
 
-	$(CP) ../VERSION $(1)/etc/openwisp/
+	$(CP) ../VERSION $(1)/usr/lib/openwisp-config/
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,openwisp-config))
diff --git a/openwisp-config/files/openwisp.agent b/openwisp-config/files/openwisp.agent
index 24be451..21a6bac 100755
--- a/openwisp-config/files/openwisp.agent
+++ b/openwisp-config/files/openwisp.agent
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ while [ -n "$1" ]; do
 done
 
 if [ "$VERSION" -eq "1" ]; then
-	VERSION=$(cat /etc/openwisp/VERSION)
+	VERSION=$(cat /usr/lib/openwisp-config/VERSION)
 	echo "openwisp-config $VERSION"
 	exit 0
 fi