diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/CMakeLists.txt b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/CMakeLists.txt
index f39c7b1dc..e663d4569 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -96,3 +96,7 @@ set_target_properties(eigerDetectorServerSlaveBottom_virtual PROPERTIES
 install(TARGETS eigerDetectorServerSlaveBottom_virtual
     RUNTIME  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
 )
+
+
+
+configure_file(config_eiger.txt ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/config_eiger.txt COPYONLY)
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/Makefile b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/Makefile
index ff75189d6..04370b148 100755
--- a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/Makefile
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/Makefile
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ $(PROGS):  $(OBJS)
 	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR) 
 	$(CC)  	-o $@  $^ $(CFLAGS) $(LDLIBS) 
 	mv $(PROGS) $(DESTDIR)
+	cp config_eiger.txt $(DESTDIR)
 	
 
 hv9m_blackfin_server:9mhvserial_bf.c
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/config.txt b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/config_eiger.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/config.txt
rename to slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/config_eiger.txt
diff --git a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
index 76268dedf..a8e8a0840 100644
--- a/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
+++ b/slsDetectorServers/eigerDetectorServer/slsDetectorServer_defs.h
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #define REQUIRED_FIRMWARE_VERSION (26)
 #define IDFILECOMMAND             "more /home/root/executables/detid.txt"
-#define CONFIG_FILE               ("config.txt")
+#define CONFIG_FILE               ("config_eiger.txt")
 #define WAIT_STOP_SERVER_START    (1 * 1000 * 1000)
 
 #define STATUS_IDLE    0