diff --git a/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c b/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
index b4a40f0bad..e5311468e3 100755
--- a/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/mod_freetdm/mod_freetdm.c
@@ -4074,6 +4074,10 @@ SWITCH_MODULE_LOAD_FUNCTION(mod_freetdm_load)
 
 	ftdm_global_set_logger(ftdm_logger);
 
+	ftdm_global_set_mod_directory(SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.mod_dir);
+
+	ftdm_global_set_config_directory(SWITCH_GLOBAL_dirs.conf_dir);
+
 	ftdm_cpu_monitor_disable();
 	
 	if (ftdm_global_init() != FTDM_SUCCESS) {
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_config.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_config.c
index f6d9c1ae30..1b023e93eb 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_config.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_config.c
@@ -37,6 +37,27 @@
 
 #include "private/ftdm_core.h"
 
+#ifndef FTDM_MOD_DIR
+#define FTDM_MOD_DIR "." 
+#endif
+
+#define FTDM_MAX_CONF_DIR 512
+
+static char g_ftdm_config_dir[FTDM_MAX_CONF_DIR] = FTDM_CONFIG_DIR;
+static char g_ftdm_mod_dir[FTDM_MAX_CONF_DIR] = FTDM_MOD_DIR;
+
+FT_DECLARE(void) ftdm_global_set_mod_directory(const char *path)
+{
+	snprintf(g_ftdm_mod_dir, sizeof(g_ftdm_mod_dir), "%s", path);
+	ftdm_log(FTDM_LOG_DEBUG, "New mod directory: %s\n", g_ftdm_mod_dir);
+}
+
+FT_DECLARE(void) ftdm_global_set_config_directory(const char *path)
+{
+	snprintf(g_ftdm_config_dir, sizeof(g_ftdm_config_dir), "%s", path);
+	ftdm_log(FTDM_LOG_DEBUG, "New config directory: %s\n", g_ftdm_config_dir);
+}
+
 int ftdm_config_open_file(ftdm_config_t *cfg, const char *file_path)
 {
 	FILE *f;
@@ -46,7 +67,7 @@ int ftdm_config_open_file(ftdm_config_t *cfg, const char *file_path)
 	if (file_path[0] == '/') {
 		path = file_path;
 	} else {
-		snprintf(path_buf, sizeof(path_buf), "%s%s%s", FTDM_CONFIG_DIR, FTDM_PATH_SEPARATOR, file_path);
+		snprintf(path_buf, sizeof(path_buf), "%s%s%s", g_ftdm_config_dir, FTDM_PATH_SEPARATOR, file_path);
 		path = path_buf;
 	}
 
@@ -64,7 +85,7 @@ int ftdm_config_open_file(ftdm_config_t *cfg, const char *file_path)
 			int last = -1;
 			char *var, *val;
 
-			snprintf(path_buf, sizeof(path_buf), "%s%sfreetdm.conf", FTDM_CONFIG_DIR, FTDM_PATH_SEPARATOR);
+			snprintf(path_buf, sizeof(path_buf), "%s%sfreetdm.conf", g_ftdm_config_dir, FTDM_PATH_SEPARATOR);
 			path = path_buf;
 
 			if ((f = fopen(path, "r")) == 0) {
@@ -329,6 +350,26 @@ FT_DECLARE(ftdm_status_t) ftdm_conf_node_destroy(ftdm_conf_node_t *node)
 	return FTDM_SUCCESS;
 }
 
+FT_DECLARE(char *) ftdm_build_dso_path(const char *name, char *path, ftdm_size_t len)
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+    const char *ext = ".dll";
+    //const char *EXT = ".DLL";
+#elif defined (MACOSX) || defined (DARWIN)
+    const char *ext = ".dylib";
+    //const char *EXT = ".DYLIB";
+#else
+    const char *ext = ".so";
+    //const char *EXT = ".SO";
+#endif
+	if (*name == *FTDM_PATH_SEPARATOR) {
+		snprintf(path, len, "%s%s", name, ext);
+	} else {
+		snprintf(path, len, "%s%s%s%s", g_ftdm_mod_dir, FTDM_PATH_SEPARATOR, name, ext);
+	}
+	return path;	
+}
+
 /* For Emacs:
  * Local Variables:
  * mode:c
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c b/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c
index 97aa01bca0..bb46e798b2 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/ftdm_io.c
@@ -4073,27 +4073,6 @@ static ftdm_status_t process_module_config(ftdm_io_interface_t *fio)
 	return FTDM_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-FT_DECLARE(char *) ftdm_build_dso_path(const char *name, char *path, ftdm_size_t len)
-{
-#ifdef WIN32
-    const char *ext = ".dll";
-    //const char *EXT = ".DLL";
-#define FTDM_MOD_DIR "." //todo
-#elif defined (MACOSX) || defined (DARWIN)
-    const char *ext = ".dylib";
-    //const char *EXT = ".DYLIB";
-#else
-    const char *ext = ".so";
-    //const char *EXT = ".SO";
-#endif
-	if (*name == *FTDM_PATH_SEPARATOR) {
-		snprintf(path, len, "%s%s", name, ext);
-	} else {
-		snprintf(path, len, "%s%s%s%s", FTDM_MOD_DIR, FTDM_PATH_SEPARATOR, name, ext);
-	}
-	return path;	
-}
-
 FT_DECLARE(ftdm_status_t) ftdm_global_add_io_interface(ftdm_io_interface_t *interface1)
 {
 	ftdm_status_t ret = FTDM_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h b/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h
index 1f50a2ccaa..3b847f821e 100644
--- a/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h
+++ b/libs/freetdm/src/include/freetdm.h
@@ -1301,6 +1301,12 @@ FT_DECLARE(void) ftdm_global_set_logger(ftdm_logger_t logger);
 /*! \brief Set the default logger level */
 FT_DECLARE(void) ftdm_global_set_default_logger(int level);
 
+/*! \brief Set the directory to look for modules */
+FT_DECLARE(void) ftdm_global_set_mod_directory(const char *path);
+
+/*! \brief Set the directory to look for configs */
+FT_DECLARE(void) ftdm_global_set_config_directory(const char *path);
+
 /*! \brief Check if the FTDM library is initialized and running */
 FT_DECLARE(ftdm_bool_t) ftdm_running(void);