diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
 #include <config.h>
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_FILE
-#define CONFIG_FILE "/var/lib/nobody/.mcbotrc"
+#define CONFIG_FILE "/var/lib/mcbot/.mcbotrc"
 #endif
 
 #ifndef LOCALE_PATH
-#define LOCALE_PATH "/var/lib/nobody/data/locale"
+#define LOCALE_PATH "/var/lib/mcbot/data/locale"
 #endif
 
 short active = 1;               /* needed for a safe shutdown */
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@
         } else {
             if ((msg = parse (&message)) != NULL) {
                 fprintf (message.stream, "%s\r\n", msg);
+                fflush (message.stream);
                 printf ("%10s %s", "WRITE", msg);
             }
         }