--- ejabberdctl.template.orig	2017-09-17 17:17:31 UTC
+++ ejabberdctl.template
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ done
 
 # define ejabberd variables if not already defined from the command line
 : ${ETC_DIR:={{sysconfdir}}/ejabberd}
-: ${LOGS_DIR:={{localstatedir}}/log/ejabberd}
-: ${SPOOL_DIR:={{localstatedir}}/lib/ejabberd}
+: ${LOGS_DIR:=/var/log/ejabberd}
+: ${SPOOL_DIR:=/var/spool/ejabberd}
 : ${EJABBERD_CONFIG_PATH:="$ETC_DIR"/ejabberd.yml}
 : ${EJABBERDCTL_CONFIG_PATH:="$ETC_DIR"/ejabberdctl.cfg}
 [ -f "$EJABBERDCTL_CONFIG_PATH" ] && . "$EJABBERDCTL_CONFIG_PATH"
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ if [ "$INET_DIST_INTERFACE" != "" ] ; th
         ERLANG_OPTS="$ERLANG_OPTS -kernel inet_dist_use_interface $INET_DIST_INTERFACE2"
     fi
 fi
-ERL_LIBS={{libdir}}
+ERL_LIBS={{libdir}}/ejabberd
+ERL_LIBS=$ERL_LIBS:{{libdir}}/ejabberd/lib
 ERL_CRASH_DUMP="$LOGS_DIR"/erl_crash_$(date "+%Y%m%d-%H%M%S").dump
 ERL_INETRC="$ETC_DIR"/inetrc