diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index 0b1cb8b99..b95de6a98 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2006-03-20  Don Allingham  <don@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/const.py.in: fix path combination
+	* src/Config/__init__.py: actually pay attention to no_gconf
+
 2006-03-20  Brian Matherly  <pez4brian@users.sourceforge.net>
 	* src/GrampsDb/_GrampsIniKeys.py: os independent path
 
diff --git a/gramps2/src/Config/_GrampsIniKeys.py b/gramps2/src/Config/_GrampsIniKeys.py
index f2da905e1..aaf024a7c 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/Config/_GrampsIniKeys.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/Config/_GrampsIniKeys.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import os
 import time
 import ConfigParser
 import errno
+import const
 
 NL = "\n" # FIX: newlines on Mac/Windows, if different?
 
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ class IniKeyClient:
     def suggest_sync(self):
         self.save_ini() # save back to default file, if named
 
-client = IniKeyClient(os.path.expanduser("~" + os.sep + ".gramps" + os.sep + "keys.ini"))
+client = IniKeyClient(os.path.join(const.home_dir,"keys.ini"))
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
diff --git a/gramps2/src/Config/__init__.py b/gramps2/src/Config/__init__.py
index e42a9e127..0ac47498f 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/Config/__init__.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/Config/__init__.py
@@ -25,7 +25,12 @@ This package implements access to GRAMPS configuration.
 It provides the choice between different storage backends.
 """
 
-try:
-   from _GrampsGconfKeys import *
-except:
+import const
+
+if const.no_gconf:
    from _GrampsIniKeys import *
+else:
+   try:
+      from _GrampsGconfKeys import *
+   except:
+      from _GrampsIniKeys import *
diff --git a/gramps2/src/const.py.in b/gramps2/src/const.py.in
index fb957d70f..fb4d9a74b 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/const.py.in
+++ b/gramps2/src/const.py.in
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ no_gconf = False
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if os.environ.has_key('HOME'):
-    home_dir = os.path(os.environ['HOME'],'.gramps')
+    home_dir = os.path.join(os.environ['HOME'],'.gramps')
 else:
-    home_dir = os.path(os.environ['USERPROFILE'],'gramps')
+    home_dir = os.path.join(os.environ['USERPROFILE'],'gramps')
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #