diff --git a/common/optparser.py b/common/optparser.py
index af9edfcfc..9125bbcbe 100644
--- a/common/optparser.py
+++ b/common/optparser.py
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@
 
 import ConfigParser 
 import logging
+import os
 
 log = logging.getLogger('common.options')
 
 class OptionsParser:
 	def __init__(self, fname):
-		self.__fname = fname
+		self.__fname = os.path.expanduser(fname)
 	# END __init__
 
 	def parseCfgFile(self):
diff --git a/core/core.py b/core/core.py
index 7b5003c4b..68d5a3542 100644
--- a/core/core.py
+++ b/core/core.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import Queue
 import socket
 import sys
-import os
 import time
 import logging
 
@@ -32,17 +31,13 @@ import common.optparser
 
 log = logging.getLogger('core.core')
 log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
-if 'HOME' in os.environ:
-	home = os.environ['HOME']
-elif os.name == 'posix':
-	home = os.path.expanduser("~/")
-CONFPATH = os.path.join(home,".gajimrc")
+CONFPATH = "~/.gajimrc"
 
 class GajimCore:
 	def __init__(self):
 		self.connected = 0
 		self.cfgParser = common.optparser.OptionsParser(CONFPATH)
-		print '%s\n' % self.cfgParser.Server_hostname;
+#		print '%s\n' % self.cfgParser.Server_hostname;
 		self.hub = common.hub.GajimHub()
 		self.cfgParser.parseCfgFile()
 	# END __init__
diff --git a/plugins/gtkgui.py b/plugins/gtkgui.py
index 37325a31c..748a75efc 100644
--- a/plugins/gtkgui.py
+++ b/plugins/gtkgui.py
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ pygtk.require('2.0')
 import gtk
 import gtk.glade
 import gobject
+import string
+import common.optparser
+CONFPATH = "~/.gajimrc"
 
 class user:
 	def __init__(self, *args):
@@ -214,6 +217,8 @@ class roster:
 	def __init__(self, queueOUT):
 		#initialisation des variables
 		# FIXME : handle no file ...
+		self.cfgParser = common.optparser.OptionsParser(CONFPATH)
+		self.cfgParser.parseCfgFile()
 		self.xml = gtk.glade.XML('plugins/gtkgui.glade', 'Gajim')
 		self.tree = self.xml.get_widget('treeview')
 		self.treestore = gtk.TreeStore(gtk.gdk.Pixbuf, str, str)
@@ -225,7 +230,8 @@ class roster:
 		self.optionmenu = self.xml.get_widget('optionmenu')
 		self.optionmenu.set_history(6)
 		self.tab_messages = {}
-		self.showOffline=0
+		self.showOffline=string.atoi(self.cfgParser.GtkGui_showoffline)
+		print self.showOffline
 
 		#colonnes
 		self.col = gtk.TreeViewColumn()