--- a/src/orpie/rcfile.ml
+++ b/src/orpie/rcfile.ml
@@ -914,12 +914,13 @@
          homedir ^ "/.orpierc"
       in
       let rcfile_fullpath = 
+         "/etc/orpierc"
          (* expand out any occurrences of ${prefix} that autoconf
-          * decides to insert *)
+          * decides to insert
          let prefix_regex = Str.regexp "\\${prefix}" in
          let expanded_sysconfdir = Str.global_replace prefix_regex 
          Install.prefix Install.sysconfdir in
-         Utility.join_path expanded_sysconfdir "orpierc"
+         Utility.join_path expanded_sysconfdir "orpierc" *)
       in
       begin try (open_in home_rcfile, home_rcfile)
       with Sys_error error_str ->
