diff --git a/etc/distrenslave.conf.in b/etc/distrenslave.conf.in
--- a/etc/distrenslave.conf.in
+++ b/etc/distrenslave.conf.in
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 slave
 {
   username = "!username"
+  datadir = "@LOCALSTATEDIR@/@PACKAGE@"
 }
 
-include("distrencommon.conf")
-
-datadir = "@LOCALSTATEDIR@/@PACKAGE@"
+include("distrencommon.conf")
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