diff --git a/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh b/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
index ac0c196f..bbdadeaf 100755
--- a/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
+++ b/advanced/Scripts/piholeLogFlush.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ utilsfile="${PI_HOLE_SCRIPT_DIR}/utils.sh"
 # shellcheck source="./advanced/Scripts/utils.sh"
 source "${utilsfile}"
 
+readonly PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR="/etc/.pihole"
 SKIP_INSTALL="true"
 # shellcheck source="./automated install/basic-install.sh"
 source "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated install/basic-install.sh"
diff --git a/automated install/uninstall.sh b/automated install/uninstall.sh
index eb1e9e29..166573b2 100755
--- a/automated install/uninstall.sh	
+++ b/automated install/uninstall.sh	
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ source "/opt/pihole/COL_TABLE"
 # shellcheck source="./advanced/Scripts/utils.sh"
 source "/opt/pihole/utils.sh"
 
+readonly PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR="/etc/.pihole"
 SKIP_INSTALL="true"
 # shellcheck source="./automated install/basic-install.sh"
 source "${PI_HOLE_FILES_DIR}/automated install/basic-install.sh"