diff --git a/shellbox b/shellbox
index c8f96d3..ab5d5a7 100755
--- a/shellbox
+++ b/shellbox
@@ -12,12 +12,9 @@ exe=/usr/local/bin/shellbox.tcl
 prog=shellbox
 params=
 conf=/etc/shellbox.conf
-confdir=/etc/shellbox.d
 logdir=/var/log/$prog
 shells=/var/run/$prog
 
-shopt -s nullglob
-
 [ -n "$logdir" -a -d $logdir ] || mkdir $logdir
 
 fail () {
@@ -34,7 +31,6 @@ launch () {
     shift
   fi
   temp=$(mktemp -p $(dirname $shells)) || fail "can't create temporary file"
-  cat $conf $confdir/[0-9]*.conf | \
   while read PORT USER DIR COMMAND
   do
     # check for empty lines and comments
@@ -87,7 +83,7 @@ launch () {
       echo
       cat $LOG
     fi
-  done
+  done < $conf
   mv $temp $shells
   chmod 0644 $shells
 }
@@ -152,7 +148,6 @@ reload () {
     temp=$(mktemp -p $(dirname $shells)) || fail "can't create temporary file"
     while read PID ARGS
     do
-      cat $conf $confdir/[0-9]*.conf | \
       while read PORT USER DIR COMMAND
       do
         if [ "$PORT $USER $DIR $COMMAND" = "$ARGS" ]
@@ -161,7 +156,7 @@ reload () {
           echo "$PID $ARGS" >> $temp
           continue 2
         fi
-      done
+      done < $conf
       stopshell $PID $PORT $ARGS
     done < $shells
     mv $temp $shells
@@ -179,7 +174,6 @@ status () {
     shift
   fi
   echo -e "pid\tport\tuser\tdir\t\t\tcommand"
-  cat $conf $confdir/[0-9]*.conf | \
   while read PORT USER DIR CMD
   do
     # check for empty lines and comments
@@ -215,7 +209,7 @@ status () {
     then
         grep '\*\*\*\*' $logdir/$PORT 2>/dev/null
     fi
-  done
+  done < $conf
 }
 
 CMD=$1