diff --git a/.version_history b/.version_history
index bd1ffbe..b90cced 100644
--- a/.version_history
+++ b/.version_history
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@
 25a29c32,eb64c39,main,2025-09-03T18:25:18Z,michael,git,lua-api
 25a29c32,38a1108,main,2025-09-03T20:13:08Z,michael,git,lua-api
 25a29c32,442b465,fix/systemd-type-forking,2025-09-05T15:02:31Z,michael,git,lua-api
+25a29c32,c15b01a,fix/config-path-consistency,2025-09-05T15:21:25Z,michael,git,lua-api
diff --git a/scripts/start.sh b/scripts/start.sh
index 0a43a7c..354f528 100755
--- a/scripts/start.sh
+++ b/scripts/start.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,15 @@ echo -e "${GREEN}=== Furt Lua HTTP-Server Startup ===${NC}"
 LUA_COMMAND=""
 
 # Config check first (like old .env check)
-if [ ! -f "/usr/local/etc/furt/furt.conf" ] && [ ! -f "$PROJECT_DIR/config/furt.conf" ]; then
+if [ "$(uname)" = "OpenBSD" ] || [ "$(uname)" = "FreeBSD" ]; then
+    CONFIG_FILE="/usr/local/etc/furt/furt.conf"
+else
+    CONFIG_FILE="/etc/furt/furt.conf"
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "$CONFIG_FILE" ] && [ ! -f "$PROJECT_DIR/config/furt.conf" ]; then
     echo -e "${RED}Error: furt.conf not found${NC}"
-    echo "Create config first in /usr/local/etc/furt/furt.conf or $PROJECT_DIR/config/furt.conf"
+    echo "Create config first in $CONFIG_FILE or $PROJECT_DIR/config/furt.conf"
     exit 1
 fi