--- a/layman/config.py
+++ b/layman/config.py
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ class BareConfig(object):
             self.root = root
 
         self._defaults = {
-            'configdir': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/etc/layman']),
+            'configdir': path([EPREFIX,'/etc/layman']),
             'config'    : '%(configdir)s/layman.cfg',
-            'storage'   : path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/var/lib/layman']),
+            'storage'   : path([EPREFIX,'/var/lib/layman']),
             'cache'     : '%(storage)s/cache',
             'local_list': '%(storage)s/overlays.xml',
             'installed': '%(storage)s/installed.xml',
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class BareConfig(object):
             'require_repoconfig': 'Yes',
             'clean_archive': 'yes',
             'make_conf' : '%(storage)s/make.conf',
-            'repos_conf': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/etc/portage/repos.conf/layman.conf']),
+            'repos_conf': path([EPREFIX,'/etc/portage/repos.conf/layman.conf']),
             'conf_module': ['make_conf', 'repos_conf'],
             'nocheck'   : 'yes',
             'http_proxy'     : '',
@@ -118,18 +118,18 @@ class BareConfig(object):
             'overlays'  :
                 'https://api.gentoo.org/overlays/repositories.xml',
             'overlay_defs': '%(configdir)s/overlays',
-            'bzr_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/bzr']),
-            'cvs_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/cvs']),
-            'darcs_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/darcs']),
-            'git_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/git']),
-            'g-common_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/g-common']),
-            'g-sorcery_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/g-sorcery']),
-            'mercurial_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/hg']),
+            'bzr_command': path([EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/bzr']),
+            'cvs_command': path([EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/cvs']),
+            'darcs_command': path([EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/darcs']),
+            'git_command': path([EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/git']),
+            'g-common_command': path([EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/g-common']),
+            'g-sorcery_command': path([EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/g-sorcery']),
+            'mercurial_command': path([EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/hg']),
             # left blank due to squashfs only needing to mount the image.
             'squashfs_command': '',
-            'rsync_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/rsync']),
-            'svn_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/svn']),
-            'tar_command': path([self.root, EPREFIX,'/bin/tar']),
+            'rsync_command': path([EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/rsync']),
+            'svn_command': path([EPREFIX,'/usr/bin/svn']),
+            'tar_command': path([EPREFIX,'/bin/tar']),
             't/f_options': ['check_official', 'clean_archive', 'nocheck', 'require_repoconfig'],
             'bzr_addopts' : '',
             'bzr_syncopts' : '',