diff --git a/ip6t-firewall-server b/ip6t-firewall-server
index 5c5f25a..81d72e1 100755
--- a/ip6t-firewall-server
+++ b/ip6t-firewall-server
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ conf_ports=${ipt_conf_dir}/ports.conf
 conf_interfaces=${ipt_conf_dir}/interfaces_ipv6.conf
 conf_main=${ipt_conf_dir}/main_ipv6.conf
 conf_post_declarations=${ipt_conf_dir}/post_decalrations.conf
+conf_ban_ipv6_list="${ipt_conf_dir}/ban_ipv6.list"
 
 ip6t=$(which ip6tables)
 
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ echo_done # Block IPs / Networks / Interfaces..
 
 echononl "\tBlock IPs/Netwoks reading from file 'ban_ipv6.list' .."
 
-if [[ -f "${CONFIG_DIR}/ban_ipv6.list" ]] ; then
+if [[ -f "$conf_ban_ipv6_list" ]] ; then
 
 	declare -a ban_ipv6_arr=()
    declare -a no_valid_ipv6=()
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ if [[ -f "${CONFIG_DIR}/ban_ipv6.list" ]] ; then
 			fi
       fi
 
-   done < "${CONFIG_DIR}/ban_ipv6.list"
+   done < "$conf_ban_ipv6_list"
    echo_done
 
    if [[ ${#no_valid_ipv6_arr[@]} -gt 0  ]]; then
diff --git a/ipt-firewall-server b/ipt-firewall-server
index f22bda2..cd6dbc0 100755
--- a/ipt-firewall-server
+++ b/ipt-firewall-server
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ conf_ports=${ipt_conf_dir}/ports.conf
 conf_interfaces=${ipt_conf_dir}/interfaces_ipv4.conf
 conf_main=${ipt_conf_dir}/main_ipv4.conf
 conf_post_declarations=${ipt_conf_dir}/post_decalrations.conf
+conf_ban_ipv4_list="${ipt_conf_dir}/ban_ipv4.list"
 
 ipt=$(which iptables)
 
@@ -441,7 +442,7 @@ echo_done # Block IPs / Networks / Interfaces..
 
 echononl "\tBlock IPs/Netwoks reading from file 'ban_ipv4.list' .."
 
-if [[ -f "${CONFIG_DIR}/ban_ipv4.list" ]] ; then
+if [[ -f "$conf_ban_ipv4_list" ]] ; then
 
    declare -a octets
    declare -i index
@@ -610,7 +611,7 @@ if [[ -f "${CONFIG_DIR}/ban_ipv4.list" ]] ; then
          msg="$msg '${given_ipv4}'"
       fi
 
-   done < "${CONFIG_DIR}/ban_ipv4.list"
+   done < "$conf_ban_ipv4_list"
    echo_done
 
    if [[ -n "$msg" ]]; then