diff --git a/ffmap/config.py b/ffmap/config.py
index 804e467..c3103c5 100644
--- a/ffmap/config.py
+++ b/ffmap/config.py
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ CONFIG = {
 	"event_num_entries": 20,
 	"global_stat_days": 30,
 	"csv_dir": "/var/lib/ffmap/csv",
+	"debug_dir": "/data/fff",
 }
diff --git a/ffmap/web/api.py b/ffmap/web/api.py
index 10c48af..7bea68b 100755
--- a/ffmap/web/api.py
+++ b/ffmap/web/api.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from ffmap.routertools import *
 from ffmap.maptools import *
 from ffmap.mysqltools import FreifunkMySQL
 from ffmap.stattools import record_global_stats, record_hood_stats
+from ffmap.config import CONFIG
 
 from flask import Blueprint, request, make_response, redirect, url_for, jsonify, Response
 from bson.json_util import dumps as bson2json
@@ -108,12 +109,12 @@ def alfred():
 		#ps = pstats.Stats(pr, stream=s).sort_stats(sortby)
 		#ps.print_stats()
 		#print(s.getvalue())
-		#with open("/data/fff/apitime.txt", "a") as csv:
+		#with open(CONFIG["debug_dir"] + "/apitime.txt", "a") as csv:
 		#	csv.write("- %s seconds\n" % (time.time() - start_time))
 		r.mimetype = 'application/json'
 		return r
 	except Exception as e:     # most generic exception you can catch
-		logf = open("/data/fff/fail00.txt", "a")
+		logf = open(CONFIG["debug_dir"] + "/fail_alfred.txt", "a")
 		logf.write("{}\n".format(e))
 		logf.close()
 
diff --git a/ffmap/web/application.py b/ffmap/web/application.py
index 1f0591c..41084a3 100755
--- a/ffmap/web/application.py
+++ b/ffmap/web/application.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from ffmap import stattools
 from ffmap.usertools import *
 from ffmap.routertools import delete_router
 from ffmap.web.helpers import *
+from ffmap.config import CONFIG
 
 from flask import Flask, render_template, request, Response, redirect, url_for, flash, session
 import bson
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ def router_info(dbid):
 		else:
 			return render_template("router.html", router=router, tileurls=tileurls, netifstats=netiffetch, neighstats=neighfetch)
 	except Exception as e:     # most generic exception you can catch
-		logf = open("/data/fff/fail3.txt", "a")
+		logf = open(CONFIG["debug_dir"] + "/fail_router.txt", "a")
 		logf.write("{}\n".format(str(e)))
 		logf.close()