diff --git a/lgproxy.cfg b/lgproxy.cfg
index 6268964..7ba93fa 100644
--- a/lgproxy.cfg
+++ b/lgproxy.cfg
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ LOG_LEVEL="WARNING"
 ACCESS_LIST = ["91.224.149.206", "178.33.111.110", "2a01:6600:8081:ce00::1"]
 IPV4_SOURCE=""
 IPV6_SOURCE=""
+BIRD_SOCKET="/var/run/bird/bird.ctl"
+BIRD6_SOCKET="/var/run/bird/bird6.ctl"
+
diff --git a/lgproxy.py b/lgproxy.py
index 13ba667..5d14e98 100644
--- a/lgproxy.py
+++ b/lgproxy.py
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ def traceroute():
 def bird():
     check_accesslist()
 
-    if request.path == "/bird": b = BirdSocket(file="/var/run/bird.ctl")
-    elif request.path == "/bird6": b = BirdSocket(file="/var/run/bird6.ctl")
+    if request.path == "/bird": b = BirdSocket(file=app.config.get("BIRD_SOCKET"))
+    elif request.path == "/bird6": b = BirdSocket(file=app.config.get("BIRD6_SOCKET"))
     else: return "No bird socket selected"
 
     query = request.args.get("q","")