diff --git a/src/EntityManager.cpp b/src/EntityManager.cpp
index a0fa904..cd14cc1 100644
--- a/src/EntityManager.cpp
+++ b/src/EntityManager.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
 #include <experimental/filesystem>
 
 constexpr const char *OUTPUT_DIR = "/var/configuration/";
-constexpr const char *configurationDirectory = "/usr/share/configurations";
-constexpr const char *schemaDirectory = "/usr/share/configurations/schemas";
+constexpr const char *configurationDirectory = PACKAGE_DIR "configurations";
+constexpr const char *schemaDirectory = PACKAGE_DIR "configurations/schemas";
 constexpr const char *globalSchema = "global.json";
 constexpr const char *TEMPLATE_CHAR = "$";
 constexpr const size_t PROPERTIES_CHANGED_UNTIL_FLUSH_COUNT = 20;
@@ -1428,12 +1428,8 @@
                 registerCallbacks(io, dbusMatches, systemConfiguration,
                                   objServer);
                 io.post([&, newConfiguration]() {
-
-#ifdef OVERLAYS
-                    // todo: for now, only add new configurations,
-                    // unload to come later unloadOverlays();
                     loadOverlays(newConfiguration);
-#endif
+
                     io.post([&]() {
                         if (!writeJsonFiles(systemConfiguration))
                         {
@@ -1512,7 +1508,9 @@
     inventoryIface->initialize();
 
     io.post([&]() {
+#if OVERLAYS
         unloadAllOverlays();
+#endif
         propertiesChangedCallback(io, dbusMatches, systemConfiguration,
                                   objServer);
     });
diff --git a/src/Overlay.cpp b/src/Overlay.cpp
index f937dbe..0f25eb5 100644
--- a/src/Overlay.cpp
+++ b/src/Overlay.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 constexpr const char *DT_OVERLAY = "/usr/bin/dtoverlay";
 constexpr const char *DTC = "/usr/bin/dtc";
 constexpr const char *OUTPUT_DIR = "/tmp/overlays";
-constexpr const char *TEMPLATE_DIR = "/usr/share/overlay_templates";
+constexpr const char *TEMPLATE_DIR = PACKAGE_DIR "overlay_templates";
 constexpr const char *TEMPLATE_CHAR = "$";
 constexpr const char *HEX_FORMAT_STR = "0x";
 constexpr const char *PLATFORM = "aspeed,ast2500";
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@
                 continue;
             }
             std::string type = findType.value().get<std::string>();
+#if OVERLAYS
+
             std::string typeFile = type + std::string(".template");
             for (const auto &path : paths)
             {
@@ -366,7 +368,7 @@
                 createOverlay(path.string(), configuration);
                 break;
             }
-
+#endif
             auto device = devices::exportTemplates.find(type.c_str());
             if (device != devices::exportTemplates.end())
             {