diff --git a/emu-configs/mame/mame.ini b/emu-configs/mame/mame.ini
index 1e7e0c40..7ebb9ec0 100644
--- a/emu-configs/mame/mame.ini
+++ b/emu-configs/mame/mame.ini
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ writeconfig               0
 # CORE SEARCH PATH OPTIONS
 #
 homepath                  /var/config/mame
-rompath                   /home/deck/retrodeck/roms/arcade
+rompath                   RETRODECKROMSDIR
 hashpath                  /app/share/mame/hash
 samplepath                /app/share/mame/samples
-artpath                   $HOME/retrodeck/downloaded_media/arcade/screenshots/
+artpath                   RETRODECKHOMEDIR/downloaded_media/arcade/screenshots/
 ctrlrpath                 /app/share/mame/ctrlr
 inipath                   /var/config/mame
 fontpath                  /app/bin/
diff --git a/emu-configs/mame/ui.ini b/emu-configs/mame/ui.ini
index db76cbf3..5955d68a 100644
--- a/emu-configs/mame/ui.ini
+++ b/emu-configs/mame/ui.ini
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ pcbs_directory            pcb
 flyers_directory          flyers
 titles_directory          titles
 ends_directory            ends
-marquees_directory        marquees;$HOME/retrodeck/downloaded_media/arcade/marquees
+marquees_directory        marquees;RETRODECKHOMEDIR/downloaded_media/arcade/marquees
 artwork_preview_directory "artwork preview;artpreview"
 bosses_directory          bosses
 logos_directory           logo
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ gameover_directory        gameover
 howto_directory           howto
 select_directory          select
 icons_directory           icons
-covers_directory          covers;$HOME/retrodeck/downloaded_media/arcade/covers
+covers_directory          covers;RETRODECKHOMEDIR/downloaded_media/arcade/covers
 ui_path                   ui
 
 #
diff --git a/functions/prepare_emulator.sh b/functions/prepare_emulator.sh
index 82eb252d..600a4d7f 100644
--- a/functions/prepare_emulator.sh
+++ b/functions/prepare_emulator.sh
@@ -709,6 +709,8 @@ prepare_emulator() {
 
     mkdir -p "/var/config/mame"
     cp -fvr "$emuconfigs/mame/**" "/var/config/mame"
+    sed -i 's#RETRODECKROMSDIR#'$roms_folder'#g' "/var/config/gzdoom/*.ini"
+    sed -i 's#RETRODECKHOMESDIR#'$rdhome'#g' "/var/config/gzdoom/*.ini"
 
   fi