diff --git a/lib/entropy/client/interfaces/client.py b/lib/entropy/client/interfaces/client.py
index 257b07245..79756c447 100644
--- a/lib/entropy/client/interfaces/client.py
+++ b/lib/entropy/client/interfaces/client.py
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ class ClientSystemSettingsPlugin(SystemSettingsPlugin):
         self.__package_repositories = []
         self.__package_repositories_meta = {}
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def client_conf_path():
+        """
+        Return current client.conf path, this takes into account the current
+        configuration files directory path (which is affected by "root" path
+        changes [default: /])
+        """
+        # path to /etc/entropy/server.conf (usually, depends on systemroot)
+        return os.path.join(etpConst['confdir'], "client.conf")
+
     def _add_package_repository(self, repository_id, repository_metadata):
         """
         Internal method, used by Entropy Client. Add a package repository
@@ -526,7 +536,7 @@ class ClientSystemSettingsPlugin(SystemSettingsPlugin):
             'edelta_support': False, # disabled by default
         }
 
-        cli_conf = etpConst['clientconf']
+        cli_conf = ClientSystemSettingsPlugin.client_conf_path()
         root = etpConst['systemroot']
         try:
             mtime = os.path.getmtime(cli_conf)
diff --git a/lib/entropy/const.py b/lib/entropy/const.py
index 150e6ef9b..e7fa1bc22 100644
--- a/lib/entropy/const.py
+++ b/lib/entropy/const.py
@@ -244,8 +244,7 @@ def const_default_settings(rootdir):
         'confsetsdirname': default_etp_setsdirname,
         # repositories.conf file
         'repositoriesconf': default_etp_confdir+"/repositories.conf",
-        # client.conf file (generic entropy client side settings)
-        'clientconf': default_etp_confdir+"/client.conf",
+
         # used by entropy.spm to build pkgs relative URL metadata ("download",
         # returned by EntropyRepository.retrieveDownloadURL())
         'packagesrelativepath_basedir': "packages",
diff --git a/lib/entropy/qa.py b/lib/entropy/qa.py
index 268dd575a..b5687da85 100644
--- a/lib/entropy/qa.py
+++ b/lib/entropy/qa.py
@@ -1625,11 +1625,14 @@ class ErrorReportInterface:
             with open(etpConst['repositoriesconf'], "r") as rc_f:
                 self.params['repositories.conf'] = rc_f.read()
 
+        from entropy.client.interfaces.client import ClientSystemSettingsPlugin
+        client_conf = ClientSystemSettingsPlugin.client_conf_path()
         self.params['client.conf'] = "---NA---"
-        if os.access(etpConst['clientconf'], os.R_OK) and \
-            os.path.isfile(etpConst['clientconf']):
-            with open(etpConst['clientconf'], "r") as rc_f:
+        try:
+            with open(client_conf, "r") as rc_f:
                 self.params['client.conf'] = rc_f.read()
+        except IOError:
+            pass
 
         self.generated = True
 
diff --git a/sulfur/src/sulfur/__init__.py b/sulfur/src/sulfur/__init__.py
index 0385ffbbf..69faaf7bc 100644
--- a/sulfur/src/sulfur/__init__.py
+++ b/sulfur/src/sulfur/__init__.py
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ from entropy.output import print_generic
 from entropy.db.exceptions import ProgrammingError, OperationalError
 from entropy.core.settings.base import SystemSettings
 from entropy.services.client import WebService
+from entropy.client.interfaces.client import ClientSystemSettingsPlugin
 
 # Sulfur Imports
 import gtk, gobject
@@ -1220,6 +1221,7 @@ class SulfurApplication(Controller, SulfurApplicationEventsMixin):
         sys_settings_plg_id = \
             etpConst['system_settings_plugins_ids']['client_plugin']
         conf_files = self._settings.get_setting_files_data()
+        client_conf = ClientSystemSettingsPlugin.client_conf_path()
         self._preferences = {
             conf_files['system']: [
                 (
@@ -1268,7 +1270,7 @@ class SulfurApplication(Controller, SulfurApplicationEventsMixin):
                     self.ui.niceSpinSelect.get_value_as_int,
                 )
             ],
-            etpConst['clientconf']: [
+            client_conf: [
                 (
                     'collision-protect',
                     self._settings[sys_settings_plg_id]['misc']['collisionprotect'],