diff --git a/boswatch/configYaml.py b/boswatch/configYaml.py
index d045de0..5e7239f 100644
--- a/boswatch/configYaml.py
+++ b/boswatch/configYaml.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ConfigYAML:
         except FileNotFoundError:
             logging.error("config file not found: %s", configPath)
         except yaml.parser.ParserError:
-            logging.exception("error in config file")
+            logging.exception("syntax error in config file: %s", configPath)
         return False
 
     def get(self, *args, default=None):
diff --git a/boswatch/utils/paths.py b/boswatch/utils/paths.py
index 146a260..e1c12c5 100644
--- a/boswatch/utils/paths.py
+++ b/boswatch/utils/paths.py
@@ -17,25 +17,13 @@
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
-import platform
 
 logging.debug("- %s loaded", __name__)
 
 # note searching for root part is not a nice solution atm
 ROOT_PATH = os.path.dirname(sys.modules['boswatch'].__file__).replace("\\", "/") + "/../"
 
-# implements a system adaption for the paths
-if platform.system() == "Linux":
-    LOG_PATH = "/var/log/boswatch/"
-    CONFIG_PATH = "/etc/opt/boswatch/"
-else:
-    # FIXME LOG_PATH not used actually
-    # path is fixed in logger config.ini
-    LOG_PATH = ROOT_PATH + "log/"
-    CONFIG_PATH = ROOT_PATH + "config/"
-
-PLUGIN_PATH = ROOT_PATH + "plugin/"
-CSV_PATH = ROOT_PATH + "csv/"
+CONFIG_PATH = ROOT_PATH + "config/"
 BIN_PATH = ROOT_PATH + "_bin/"
 TEST_PATH = ROOT_PATH + "test/"
 
diff --git a/test/boswatch/test_config.py b/test/boswatch/test_config.py
index cbbc9f4..df6f7d1 100644
--- a/test/boswatch/test_config.py
+++ b/test/boswatch/test_config.py
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@
 @description: Unittests for BOSWatch. File have to run as "pytest" unittest
 """
 import logging
-from typing import Dict
-
 import pytest
+from boswatch.utils import paths
 
 from boswatch.configYaml import ConfigYAML
 
@@ -34,23 +33,23 @@ def getConfig():
 @pytest.fixture
 def getFilledConfig():
     filledConfig = ConfigYAML()
-    filledConfig.loadConfigFile("test_config.yaml")
+    assert filledConfig.loadConfigFile(paths.TEST_PATH + "test_config.yaml") is True
     return filledConfig
 
 
 def test_loadConfigFile(getConfig):
-    """!load a local config file"""
-    assert getConfig.loadConfigFile("test_config.yaml") is True
+    """!load a config file"""
+    assert getConfig.loadConfigFile(paths.TEST_PATH + "test_config.yaml") is True
 
 
 def test_loadConfigFileFailed(getConfig):
-    """!load a local config file with syntax error"""
-    assert getConfig.loadConfigFile("test_configFailed.yaml") is False
+    """!load a config file with syntax error"""
+    assert getConfig.loadConfigFile(paths.TEST_PATH + "test_configFailed.yaml") is False
 
 
 def test_loadConfigFileNotFound(getConfig):
-    """!load a local config file where is not available"""
-    assert getConfig.loadConfigFile("test_configNotFound.yaml") is False
+    """!load a config file where is not available"""
+    assert getConfig.loadConfigFile(paths.TEST_PATH + "test_configNotFound.yaml") is False
 
 
 def test_getTypes(getFilledConfig):
diff --git a/test/boswatch/test_config.yaml b/test/boswatch/test_config.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index abdbd6b..0000000
--- a/test/boswatch/test_config.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-types:
-  string: Hello World
-  bool: true
-  integer: 11
-  float: 3.14
-
-list:
-  - one
-  - two
-  - three
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/boswatch/test_configFailed.yaml b/test/boswatch/test_configFailed.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e113d1e..0000000
--- a/test/boswatch/test_configFailed.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-types:
-  string: Hello World
- boolean: true
-  integer: 11
-  float: 3.14
diff --git a/test/test_config.yaml b/test/test_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a96119
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#    ____  ____  ______       __      __       __       _____
+#   / __ )/ __ \/ ___/ |     / /___ _/ /______/ /_     |__  /
+#  / __  / / / /\__ \| | /| / / __ `/ __/ ___/ __ \     /_ <
+# / /_/ / /_/ /___/ /| |/ |/ / /_/ / /_/ /__/ / / /   ___/ /
+#/_____/\____//____/ |__/|__/\__,_/\__/\___/_/ /_/   /____/
+#                German BOS Information Script
+#
+
+# for the test_config
+types:
+  string: Hello World
+  bool: true
+  integer: 11
+  float: 3.14
+
+# for the test_config
+list:
+  - one
+  - two
+  - three
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test_configFailed.yaml b/test/test_configFailed.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..579eb77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_configFailed.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#    ____  ____  ______       __      __       __       _____
+#   / __ )/ __ \/ ___/ |     / /___ _/ /______/ /_     |__  /
+#  / __  / / / /\__ \| | /| / / __ `/ __/ ___/ __ \     /_ <
+# / /_/ / /_/ /___/ /| |/ |/ / /_/ / /_/ /__/ / / /   ___/ /
+#/_____/\____//____/ |__/|__/\__,_/\__/\___/_/ /_/   /____/
+#                German BOS Information Script
+#
+
+# for the test_config - a config failing while loading
+types:
+ failedIntend: Hello World  # this line has false indentation
+  rightIntend: Hello World
+