diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 93731ad3e..d20f41f2a 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -57,14 +57,13 @@ function baseDir() {
 }
 
 var cloudronConfigFileName = path.join(baseDir(), 'configs/cloudron.conf');
-var cloudronDnsInSyncFilePath = path.join(baseDir(), 'dns_in_sync');
 
 function dnsInSync() {
-    return !!safe.fs.statSync(cloudronDnsInSyncFilePath);
+    return !!safe.fs.statSync(require('./paths.js').DNS_IN_SYNC_FILE);
 }
 
 function setDnsInSync(content) {
-    safe.fs.writeFileSync(cloudronDnsInSyncFilePath, content || 'if this file exists, dns is in sync');
+    safe.fs.writeFileSync(require('./paths.js').DNS_IN_SYNC_FILE, content || 'if this file exists, dns is in sync');
 }
 
 function saveSync() {
diff --git a/src/paths.js b/src/paths.js
index e39f16c47..01bf4bcde 100644
--- a/src/paths.js
+++ b/src/paths.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     ADDON_CONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'data/addons'),
     SCHEDULER_FILE: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'data/addons/scheduler.json'),
 
+    DNS_IN_SYNC_FILE: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'data/dns_in_sync'),
+
     COLLECTD_APPCONFIG_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'data/collectd/collectd.conf.d'),
 
     DATA_DIR: path.join(config.baseDir(), 'data'),