diff --git a/src/server/slavefuncs.c b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
--- a/src/server/slavefuncs.c
+++ b/src/server/slavefuncs.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ int login_user(char *username)
       "ssh",
 
       "-i",
-      SYSCONFDIR "distren.id_rsa"
+      SYSCONFDIR "/distren.id_rsa",
       "-p",
       "23",
       (char *)NULL,// username and hostname