diff --git a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/configuration/local_stream.conf.lua b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/configuration/local_stream.conf.lua
index b3a3bc6f60..0a5423c2e6 100644
--- a/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/configuration/local_stream.conf.lua
+++ b/resources/install/scripts/app/xml_handler/resources/scripts/configuration/local_stream.conf.lua
@@ -13,21 +13,6 @@
 	table.insert(xml, [[	<section name="configuration">]]);
 	table.insert(xml, [[		<configuration name="local_stream.conf" description="stream files from local dir">]]);
 
-	--table.insert(xml, [[		<!-- fallback to default if requested moh class isn't found -->]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[		<directory name="default" path="]]..sounds_dir..[[/music/default/8000">]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[			<param name="rate" value="8000"/>]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[			<param name="shuffle" value="true"/>]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[			<param name="channels" value="1"/>]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[			<param name="interval" value="20"/>]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[			<param name="timer-name" value="soft"/>]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[			<!-- list of short files to break in with every so often -->]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[			<!--<param name="chime-list" value="file1.wav,file2.wav"/>-->]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[			<!-- frequency of break-in (seconds)-->]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[			<!--<param name="chime-freq" value="30"/>-->]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[			<!-- limit to how many seconds the file will play -->]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[			<!--<param name="chime-max" value="500"/>-->]]);
-	--table.insert(xml, [[		</directory>]]);
-
 --run the query
 	sql = "select * from v_music_on_hold ";
 	sql = sql .. "order by music_on_hold_name asc ";
@@ -37,8 +22,11 @@
 	x = 0;
 	dbh:query(sql, function(row)
 
+		--replace the variable with the path to the sounds directory
+		music_on_hold_path = row.music_on_hold_path:gsub("$${sounds_dir}", sound_dir);
+
 		--build the xml ]]..row.music_on_hold_name..[["
-		table.insert(xml, [[	<directory name="]]..row.music_on_hold_name..[[" path="]]..row.music_on_hold_path..[[">]]);
+		table.insert(xml, [[	<directory name="]]..row.music_on_hold_name..[[" path="]]..music_on_hold_path..[[">]]);
 		table.insert(xml, [[			<param name="rate" value="]]..row.music_on_hold_rate..[["/>]]);
 		table.insert(xml, [[			<param name="shuffle" value="]]..row.music_on_hold_shuffle..[["/>]]);
 		table.insert(xml, [[			<param name="channels" value="1"/>]]);