diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d02c4a34f..b4c313b02 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ clean:
 	@find . -name "*.bak" -exec rm {} \;
 	@$(MAKE) -s -C doc clean
 	@$(MAKE) -s -C templates clean
+	rm -f plinth.config
 	rm -f predepend
 
 hosting:
diff --git a/plinth.sample.config b/plinth.sample.config
index ece4d06d7..1134b2e81 100644
--- a/plinth.sample.config
+++ b/plinth.sample.config
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ box_name = FreedomBox
 
 [Path]
 file_root = %(root)s
+python_root = %(root)s
 data_dir = %(file_root)s/data
 store_file = %(data_dir)s/store.sqlite3
 user_db = %(data_dir)s/users