diff --git a/core/upgrade/upgrade.php b/core/upgrade/upgrade.php
index 17df755a08..1553f9716b 100644
--- a/core/upgrade/upgrade.php
+++ b/core/upgrade/upgrade.php
@@ -24,17 +24,13 @@
 	Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
 */
 
-//add the document root to the include path
-	$config_glob = glob("{/usr/local/etc,/etc}/fusionpbx/config.conf", GLOB_BRACE);
-	if (is_array($config_glob) && count($config_glob) > 0) {
-		$config_glob = glob("{/usr/local/etc,/etc}/fusionpbx/config.conf", GLOB_BRACE);
-		$conf = parse_ini_file($config_glob[0]);
-		set_include_path($conf['document.root']);
-	}
-	else {
+//include file
+	require dirname(__DIR__, 2) . "/resources/require.php";
+
+//if the config file doesn't exist and the config.php does exist use it to write a new config file
+	if (!$config_exists && file_exists("/etc/fusionpbx/config.php")) {
 		//include the config.php
-		$config_php_glob = glob("{/usr/local/etc,/etc}/fusionpbx/config.php", GLOB_BRACE);
-		include($config_php_glob[0]);
+		include("/etc/fusionpbx/config.php");
 
 		//set the default config file location
 		if (stristr(PHP_OS, 'BSD')) {
@@ -123,15 +119,10 @@
 		if(!$file_handle){ return; }
 		fwrite($file_handle, $conf);
 		fclose($file_handle);
-
-		//set the include path
-		$config_glob = glob("{/usr/local/etc,/etc}/fusionpbx/config.conf", GLOB_BRACE);
-		$conf = parse_ini_file($config_glob[0]);
-		set_include_path($conf['document.root']);
 	}
 
 //include files
-	require_once "resources/require.php";
+	require dirname(__DIR__, 2) . "/resources/require.php";
 
 //check the permission
 	if(defined('STDIN')) {
diff --git a/resources/require.php b/resources/require.php
index 95078cdf4e..a3d5cb617c 100644
--- a/resources/require.php
+++ b/resources/require.php
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 	$conf = parse_ini_file($config_glob[0]);
 	set_include_path($conf['document.root']);
 
+//config file
+	$config_file = $config_glob[0] ?? '';
+
+//check if the config file exists
+	$config_exists = file_exists($config_file) ? true : false;
+
 //set the server variables and define project path constant
 	$_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] = $conf['document.root'];
 	$_SERVER["PROJECT_ROOT"] = $conf['document.root'];