diff --git a/panda/src/configfiles/panda.init b/panda/src/configfiles/panda.init
index 1326fec885..6256527d14 100644
--- a/panda/src/configfiles/panda.init
+++ b/panda/src/configfiles/panda.init
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 SETABS PANDA_VER 0.8
 MODREL ETC_PATH built/etc
-DOCSH if ( ! $?CONFIG_CONFIG ) then
-DOCSH   setenv CONFIG_CONFIG :configpath=CFG_PATH:configpath=ETC_PATH
+DOCSH if ( ! $?CFG_PATH ) then
 DOCSH   setenv CFG_PATH ~
-DOCSH   setenv CFG_PATH .:${CFG_PATH}:/usr/local/etc
+DOCSH   setenv CFG_PATH ". ${CFG_PATH} /usr/local/etc"
 DOCSH endif
-DOSH if [ -z "$CONFIG_CONFIG" ]; then
-DOSH   CONFIG_CONFIG=:configpath=CFG_PATH:configpath=ETC_PATH
-DOSH   CFG_PATH=.:$HOME:/usr/local/etc
-DOSH   export CONFIG_CONFIG CFG_PATH
+DOSH if [ -z "$CFG_PATH" ]; then
+DOSH   CFG_PATH=". $HOME /usr/local/etc"
+DOSH   export CFG_PATH
 DOSH fi