diff -up BackupPC-3.1.0/lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm.patch BackupPC-3.1.0/lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm
--- BackupPC-3.1.0/lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm.patch	2009-04-10 17:57:04.000000000 +0200
+++ BackupPC-3.1.0/lib/BackupPC/Lib.pm	2009-04-10 17:57:57.000000000 +0200
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ sub new
     # Clean up %ENV and setup other variables.
     #
     delete @ENV{qw(IFS CDPATH ENV BASH_ENV)};
-    $bpc->{PoolDir}  = "$bpc->{TopDir}/pool";
-    $bpc->{CPoolDir} = "$bpc->{TopDir}/cpool";
     if ( defined(my $error = $bpc->ConfigRead()) ) {
         print(STDERR $error, "\n");
         return;
@@ -167,6 +165,8 @@ sub new
         $paths->{$dir} = $bpc->{$dir} = $bpc->{Conf}{$dir};
     }
     $bpc->{storage}->setPaths($paths);
+    $bpc->{PoolDir}  = "$bpc->{TopDir}/pool";
+    $bpc->{CPoolDir} = "$bpc->{TopDir}/cpool";
 
     #
     # Verify we are running as the correct user