diff --git a/scripts/config.php b/scripts/config.php
index 5c32469..3d6b442 100644
--- a/scripts/config.php
+++ b/scripts/config.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fwrite($fh, $contents);
 fwrite($fh2, $contents2);
 
 if(strlen($apprise_input) > 0){
-  $appriseconfig = fopen("".exec("~/").".apprise", "w");
+  $appriseconfig = fopen("/etc/birdnet/.apprise", "w");
   fwrite($appriseconfig, $apprise_input);
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/species_notifier.sh b/scripts/species_notifier.sh
index 21f6640..bbd3ee2 100755
--- a/scripts/species_notifier.sh
+++ b/scripts/species_notifier.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ ${NOTIFICATION}"
   fi
 
   if [ ! -s ~/.apprise ];then
-    $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/apprise -vv -t 'New Species Detected' -b ${NOTIFICATION}
+    $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/birdnet/bin/apprise -vv -t 'New Species Detected' -b ${NOTIFICATION} --config=/etc/birdnet/.apprise
   fi
 fi