diff --git a/bin/telebitd.js b/bin/telebitd.js
index d2b5910..7087c1e 100755
--- a/bin/telebitd.js
+++ b/bin/telebitd.js
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ function serveControlsHelper() {
       });
     }
 
+    if (/\b(config)\b/.test(opts.pathname) && /get/i.test(req.method)) {
+      res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'appliCation/json');
+      res.end(JSON.stringify(state.config));
+      return;
+    }
+
     //
     // without proper config
     //
@@ -133,7 +139,7 @@ function serveControlsHelper() {
       var fresh;
       if (!opts.body) {
         res.statusCode = 422;
-        res.end('{"error":{"message":"needs more arguments"}}');
+        res.end('{"error":{"message":"module \'init\' needs more arguments"}}');
         return;
       }
       // relay, email, agree_tos, servernames, ports
@@ -263,7 +269,7 @@ function serveControlsHelper() {
     if (/http/.test(opts.pathname)) {
       if (!opts.body) {
         res.statusCode = 422;
-        res.end('{"error":{"message":"needs more arguments"}}');
+        res.end('{"error":{"message":"module \'http\' needs more arguments"}}');
         return;
       }
       if (opts.body[1]) {
@@ -285,7 +291,7 @@ function serveControlsHelper() {
     if (/tcp/.test(opts.pathname)) {
       if (!opts.body) {
         res.statusCode = 422;
-        res.end('{"error":{"message":"needs more arguments"}}');
+        res.end('{"error":{"message":"module \'tcp\' needs more arguments"}}');
         return;
       }
 
@@ -325,7 +331,7 @@ function serveControlsHelper() {
       var sshAuto;
       if (!opts.body) {
         res.statusCode = 422;
-        res.end('{"error":{"message":"needs more arguments"}}');
+        res.end('{"error":{"message":"module \'ssh\' needs more arguments"}}');
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/usr/share/dist/Library/LaunchDaemons/cloud.telebit.remote.plist.tpl b/usr/share/dist/Library/LaunchDaemons/cloud.telebit.remote.plist.tpl
index 513db78..936ff20 100644
--- a/usr/share/dist/Library/LaunchDaemons/cloud.telebit.remote.plist.tpl
+++ b/usr/share/dist/Library/LaunchDaemons/cloud.telebit.remote.plist.tpl
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
 	<string>{TELEBIT_PATH}</string>
 
 	<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
-	<string>{TELEBIT_PATH}/var/log/error.log</string>
+	<string>{TELEBIT_LOG_DIR}/error.log</string>
 	<key>StandardOutPath</key>
-	<string>{TELEBIT_PATH}/var/log/info.log</string>
+	<string>{TELEBIT_LOG_DIR}/info.log</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/usr/share/dist/etc/skel/Library/LaunchAgents/cloud.telebit.remote.plist.tpl b/usr/share/dist/etc/skel/Library/LaunchAgents/cloud.telebit.remote.plist.tpl
index cca30d3..837f0da 100644
--- a/usr/share/dist/etc/skel/Library/LaunchAgents/cloud.telebit.remote.plist.tpl
+++ b/usr/share/dist/etc/skel/Library/LaunchAgents/cloud.telebit.remote.plist.tpl
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
 	<string>{TELEBIT_PATH}</string>
 
 	<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
-	<string>{TELEBIT_PATH}/var/log/error.log</string>
+	<string>{TELEBIT_LOG_DIR}/error.log</string>
 	<key>StandardOutPath</key>
-	<string>{TELEBIT_PATH}/var/log/info.log</string>
+	<string>{TELEBIT_LOG_DIR}/info.log</string>
 </dict>
 </plist>
diff --git a/usr/share/install-launcher.js b/usr/share/install-launcher.js
index 5616770..8c7fdaf 100644
--- a/usr/share/install-launcher.js
+++ b/usr/share/install-launcher.js
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ Launcher.install = function (things, fn) {
   , telebitdJs: path.join(telebitRoot, 'bin/telebitd.js')
   , telebitConfig: path.join(os.homedir(), '.config/telebit/telebit.yml')
   , telebitdConfig: path.join(os.homedir(), '.config/telebit/telebitd.yml')
+  , TELEBIT_LOG_DIR: path.join(os.homedir(), '.local/share/telebit/var/log')
   };
   vars.telebitBinTpl = path.join(telebitRoot, 'usr/share/dist/bin/telebit.tpl');
   vars.telebitNpm = path.resolve(vars.telebitNode, '../npm');
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ Launcher.install = function (things, fn) {
       try {
         mkdirp.sync(path.join(os.homedir(), 'Library/LaunchAgents'));
         mkdirp.sync(path.join(vars.telebitPath, 'bin'));
+        mkdirp.sync(vars.TELEBIT_LOG_DIR);
         installLauncher.sync({
             file: {
               tpl: vars.telebitBinTpl
@@ -119,12 +121,15 @@ Launcher.install = function (things, fn) {
           , vars: vars
         });
         var launcherstr = (vars.userspace ? "" : "sudo ") + "launchctl ";
-        exec(launcherstr + "unload -w " + launcher, things._execOpts, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
-          err = getError(err, stderr);
-          if (err) { fn(err); return; }
+        var execstr = launcherstr + "unload -w " + launcher;
+        exec(execstr, things._execOpts, function (/*err, stdout, stderr*/) {
+          // we probably only need to skip the stderr (saying that it can't stop something that isn't started)
+          //err = getError(err, stderr);
+          //if (err) { fn(err); return; }
           //console.log((stdout||'').trim());
           //console.log('unload worked?');
-          exec(launcherstr + "load -w " + launcher, things._execOpts, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
+          execstr = launcherstr + "load -w " + launcher;
+          exec(execstr, things._execOpts, function (err, stdout, stderr) {
             err = getError(err, stderr);
             if (err) { fn(err); return; }
             //console.log((stdout||'').trim());
diff --git a/usr/share/install_helper.sh b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
index 1cf48df..97879ee 100644
--- a/usr/share/install_helper.sh
+++ b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
@@ -282,17 +282,18 @@ set -e
 export TELEBIT_USER
 export TELEBIT_GROUP
 export TELEBIT_PATH
-TELEBIT_CONFIG=$HOME/.config/$my_app/$my_app.yml
+export TELEBIT_CONFIG=$HOME/.config/$my_app/$my_app.yml
 # TODO check both expected sock paths in client by default
 if [ "yes" == "$TELEBIT_USERSPACE" ]; then
   TELEBIT_TMP_CONFIGD=$HOME/.config/$my_app/$my_daemon.yml
   TELEBITD_CONFIG=$HOME/.config/$my_app/$my_daemon.yml
-  TELEBIT_SOCK=$HOME/.local/share/$my_app/var/run/$my_app.sock
+  TELEBIT_SOCK=${TELEBIT_SOCK:-$HOME/.local/share/$my_app/var/run/$my_app.sock}
 else
   TELEBIT_TMP_CONFIGD=$TELEBIT_TMP/etc/$my_daemon.yml
   TELEBITD_CONFIG=$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/etc/$my_daemon.yml
-  TELEBIT_SOCK=$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/var/run/$my_app.sock
+  TELEBIT_SOCK=${TELEBIT_SOCK:-$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/var/run/$my_app.sock}
 fi
+export TELEBITD_CONFIG
 export TELEBIT_SOCK
 export TELEBIT_NODE=$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/node
 export TELEBIT_NPM=$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/npm
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ export TELEBIT_BIN=$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/telebit
 export TELEBITD_BIN=$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/telebitd
 export TELEBIT_JS=$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/telebit.js
 export TELEBITD_JS=$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/bin/telebitd.js
+export TELEBIT_LOG_DIR=${TELEBIT_LOG_DIR:-$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/var/log}
 export NODE_PATH="$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH/lib/node_modules"
 export NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX="$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH"
 
diff --git a/usr/share/template-launcher.js b/usr/share/template-launcher.js
index 94a3110..bd5d41d 100644
--- a/usr/share/template-launcher.js
+++ b/usr/share/template-launcher.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module.exports.sync = function (opts) {
     .replace(/{TELEBIT_RW_DIRS}/g, vars.telebitRwDirs || '{TELEBIT_RW_DIRS}')
     .replace(/{TELEBIT_CONFIG}/g, vars.telebitConfig || '{TELEBIT_CONFIG}')
     .replace(/{TELEBITD_CONFIG}/g, vars.telebitdConfig || '{TELEBITD_CONFIG}')
+    .replace(/{TELEBIT_LOG_DIR}/g, vars.TELEBIT_LOG_DIR || '{TELEBIT_LOG_DIR}')
     ;
   fs.writeFileSync(f.launcher, text, 'utf8');
 };
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ function run() {
     , telebitGroup: process.env.TELEBIT_GROUP || ('darwin' === os.platform() ? 'staff' : os.userInfo().username)
     , telebitConfig: process.env.TELEBIT_CONFIG || path.join(os.homedir(), '.config/telebit/telebit.yml')
     , telebitdConfig: process.env.TELEBITD_CONFIG || path.join(os.homedir(), '.config/telebit/telebitd.yml')
+    , TELEBIT_LOG_DIR: process.env.TELEBIT_LOG_DIR || path.join(os.homedir(), '.local/share/telebit/var/log')
     };
     vars.telebitNpm = process.env.TELEBIT_NPM || path.resolve(vars.telebitNode, '../npm');
     vars.nodePath = process.env.NODE_PATH || path.resolve(vars.telebitNode, '../lib/node_modules');