diff --git a/core/Makefile.defs b/core/Makefile.defs
index 53fec4ab..bdb6bf6e 100644
--- a/core/Makefile.defs
+++ b/core/Makefile.defs
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ INSTALL-DOC = $(INSTALL) -m 644
 INSTALL-AUDIO = $(INSTALL) -m 644
 
 mk-install-dirs: $(cfg-prefix)/$(cfg-dir) $(bin-prefix)/$(bin-dir) \
-			$(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir)audio \
-			$(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir)apps \
+			$(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir) \
 			$(audio-prefix)/$(audio-dir) \
 			$(doc-prefix)/$(doc-dir)
 
@@ -120,12 +119,6 @@ $(bin-prefix)/$(bin-dir):
 $(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir):
 	mkdir -p $(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir)
 
-$(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir)audio:
-	mkdir -p $(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir)audio
-
-$(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir)apps:
-	mkdir -p $(modules-prefix)/$(modules-dir)apps
-
 $(audio-prefix)/$(audio-dir):
 	mkdir -p $(audio-prefix)/$(audio-dir)
 
diff --git a/core/sems.conf.sample b/core/sems.conf.sample
index 97ae0bd7..540a03ab 100644
--- a/core/sems.conf.sample
+++ b/core/sems.conf.sample
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ser_socket_name=/tmp/ser_sock
 # 
 # - sets the path to the plug-ins
 # - may be absolute or relative to CWD
-plugin_path=lib
+plugin_path=/usr/local/lib/sems/plug-in
 
 # optional parameter: smtp_server=<hostname>
 #
@@ -77,4 +77,5 @@ rtp_high_port=60000
 #   process media - on single-processor systems set this 
 #   parameter to 1 (default), on MP systems to a higher
 #   value
-media_processor_threads=1
\ No newline at end of file
+media_processor_threads=1
+