diff --git a/config/README.md b/config/README.md
index be7ce5e..bb64344 100644
--- a/config/README.md
+++ b/config/README.md
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ configuration for a specific instance
 - db_database=<name of the database>
 - db_svr_host=<mysql server address>
 
-\* leading and trailing slashes will be added by ThreadR, if running on the web root, just "."
-
 I know some of these option names are silly but they all have the same length. -BodgeMaster
 
 The format is strictly `<option>=<value>` because the mechanism used to load the config values is very simple. Don’t add additional whitespace for fancy formatting. Things *will* break. You have been warned.
diff --git a/config/instance.conf b/config/instance.conf
index 0712591..1a4ee68 100644
--- a/config/instance.conf
+++ b/config/instance.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 domain_name=threadr.lostcave.ddnss.de
-threadr_dir=.
+threadr_dir=/
 db_username=webstuff
 db_password=Schei// auf Pa$$w0rter!
 db_database=web