diff --git a/freeswitch.spec b/freeswitch.spec
index 70e1e9f948..dad1eaf0e2 100644
--- a/freeswitch.spec
+++ b/freeswitch.spec
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ touch .noversion
 # Add a freeswitch user with group daemon
 %pre
 %ifos linux
-/usr/sbin/useradd -r -g daemon -s /bin/false -c "The FreeSWITCH Open Source Voice Platform" -d %{prefix}/var freeswitch 2> /dev/null || :
+/usr/sbin/useradd -r -g daemon -s /bin/false -c "The FreeSWITCH Open Source Voice Platform" -d %{prefix} freeswitch 2> /dev/null || :
 %endif
 
 %post
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ touch .noversion
 %{__mkdir} -p /etc/opt
 %{__ln_s} -f %{prefix}/conf /etc%{prefix}
 
+chkconfig --add freeswitch
+
 %postun
 %{?run_ldconfig:%run_ldconfig}
 %{__rm} -rf %{prefix}