Index: src/qt-console/main.cpp
--- src/qt-console/main.cpp.orig
+++ src/qt-console/main.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool parse_bat_config(CONFIG *config, const cha
 extern void message_callback(int /* type */, char *msg);
 
 
-#define CONFIG_FILE "bat.conf"     /* default configuration file */
+#define CONFIG_FILE "/etc/bacula/bat.conf"   /* default configuration file */
 
 /* Static variables */
 static CONFIG *config;