diff --git a/python_apps/media-monitor/media-monitor/mm1.py b/python_apps/media-monitor/media-monitor/mm1.py
index de286994a..615b1c7d1 100755
--- a/python_apps/media-monitor/media-monitor/mm1.py
+++ b/python_apps/media-monitor/media-monitor/mm1.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def configure_locale():
 
 # configure logging
 try:
-    logging.config.fileConfig("logging.cfg")
+    logging.config.fileConfig("%s/logging.cfg" % os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
 
     #need to wait for Python 2.7 for this..
     #logging.captureWarnings(True)
diff --git a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypomessagehandler.py b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypomessagehandler.py
index c9f9110f5..62551b7d3 100755
--- a/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypomessagehandler.py
+++ b/python_apps/pypo/pypo/pypomessagehandler.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import traceback
+import os
 import sys
 from threading import Thread
 import time
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ import json
 from std_err_override import LogWriter
 
 # configure logging
-logging.config.fileConfig("logging.cfg")
+logging.config.fileConfig("%s/logging.cfg" % os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
 logger = logging.getLogger('message_h')
 LogWriter.override_std_err(logger)