diff --git a/wmbutton/wmb_libs.c b/wmbutton/wmb_libs.c
index c9ea4c8..3661f03 100644
--- a/wmbutton/wmb_libs.c
+++ b/wmbutton/wmb_libs.c
@@ -151,7 +151,9 @@ void err_mess(int err, char *str) {
     fprintf(stderr,"Fail: XCreateGC\n");	
     exit(err);
   case FAILCONF:
-    fprintf(stderr, "Fail: Can't Find configuration file %s\n",str);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Fail: Can't Find user or system configuration file.\n");
+    fprintf(stderr, "Fail: User Config: '%s'\n", str);
+    fprintf(stderr, "Fail: System Config: '%s'\n", CONFIGGLOBAL);
     exit(err);
   case FAILTMPL:
     fprintf(stderr, "Fail: Can't Create 'template' Pixmap\n");
@@ -200,7 +202,8 @@ char *Parse(int app) {
   char *Ptr;
 
   if ((fp = fopen(Config.configfile, "r")) == NULL)
-    err_mess(FAILCONF,Config.configfile);
+    if ((fp = fopen(CONFIGGLOBAL, "r")) == NULL)
+      err_mess(FAILCONF,Config.configfile);
 
   while ((Ptr = fgets(Buf, BUFFER_SIZE, fp))) {
     if (atoi(Buf) == app)
diff --git a/wmbutton/wmbutton.h b/wmbutton/wmbutton.h
index 5c721af..1b99abf 100644
--- a/wmbutton/wmbutton.h
+++ b/wmbutton/wmbutton.h
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
 
 /******  Define Config File Info  ***************************************/
 #define CONFFILENAME  "/.wmbutton"   /* Default conf filename $HOME/.wmbutton */
+#define CONFIGGLOBAL "/etc/wmbutton.conf" /* system configuration */
 #define BUTTONFILENAME "/.wmbutton.xpm"
 
-/******  Version / Release Number ***************************************/
+/******  Version Number *************************************************/
 #define VER           0     /* Version Number */     
 #define REL           6     /* Release Number */