diff --git a/apps/aqhome-nodes/server.c b/apps/aqhome-nodes/server.c
index 83c4058..c36d43e 100644
--- a/apps/aqhome-nodes/server.c
+++ b/apps/aqhome-nodes/server.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ void _readConfig(AQH_OBJECT *o, AQH_NODE_SERVER *xo, GWEN_DB_NODE *dbArgs)
   AQH_NodeServer_SetDbFile(o, GWEN_DB_GetCharValue(dbArgs, "dbfile", 0, NULL));
   AQH_NodeServer_SetLogFile(o, GWEN_DB_GetCharValue(dbArgs, "logfile", 0, NULL));
 
-  AQH_NodeServer_SetDevicePath(o, GWEN_DB_GetCharValue(dbArgs, "device", 0, AQHOMED_DEFAULT_DEVICE));
+  AQH_NodeServer_SetDevicePath(o, readCharConfigWithAlt(dbArgs, "device", "ConfigFile/device", AQHOMED_DEFAULT_DEVICE));
   AQH_NodeServer_SetTpcAddress(o, readCharConfigWithAlt(dbArgs, "tcpAddress", "ConfigFile/nodesAddress", NULL));
   AQH_NodeServer_SetTcpPort(o, readIntConfigWithAlt(dbArgs, "tcpPort", "ConfigFile/nodesPort", AQHOMED_DEFAULT_IPC_PORT, -1));