2 files changed, 11 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/prosody b/prosody
index b8de92f5..c1606874 100755
--- a/prosody
+++ b/prosody
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ function init_global_state()
 		prosody.installed = true;
 	end
 	
+	if prosody.installed then
+		-- Change working directory to data path.
+		require "lfs".chdir(data_path);
+	end
+
 	-- Function to reload the config file
 	function prosody.reload_config()
 		log("info", "Reloading configuration file");
diff --git a/prosodyctl b/prosodyctl
index 25570fc4..d4aa6d5e 100755
--- a/prosodyctl
+++ b/prosodyctl
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ local prosody = {
 	platform = "posix";
 	lock_globals = function () end;
 	unlock_globals = function () end;
+	installed = CFG_SOURCEDIR ~= nil;
 };
 _G.prosody = prosody;
 
@@ -119,6 +120,11 @@ end
 prosody.paths = { source = CFG_SOURCEDIR, config = CFG_CONFIGDIR, 
 	          plugins = CFG_PLUGINDIR or "plugins", data = data_path };
 
+if prosody.installed then
+	-- Change working directory to data path.
+	require "lfs".chdir(data_path);
+end
+
 require "core.loggingmanager"
 
 dependencies.log_warnings();