diff --git a/aes/create_keys.c b/aes/create_keys.c
index c5021b6a3..bc338639c 100755
--- a/aes/create_keys.c
+++ b/aes/create_keys.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int fd =0;
 
 	if ((home = getenv("MAXSCALE_HOME")) != NULL) {
-		sprintf(secret_file, "%s/etc/secrets.key");
+		sprintf(secret_file, "%s/secrets.key", home);
 	} else {
 		strcpy(secret_file, "./secrets.key");
 	}
diff --git a/aes/read_keys.c b/aes/read_keys.c
index 42b1618ac..8632a53d9 100755
--- a/aes/read_keys.c
+++ b/aes/read_keys.c
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	int secret_file_size = 0;
 
 	if ((home = getenv("MAXSCALE_HOME")) != NULL) {
-		sprintf(secret_file, "%s/etc/secrets.key");
+		sprintf(secret_file, "%s/secrets.key", home);
 	} else {
 		strcpy(secret_file, "./secrets.key");
 	}