diff --git a/server/cron_daily.sh b/server/cron_daily.sh
index e2fbb9b1624bc8d85cf99c1f4ea2385ed63e86a1..717b943d62757025a0a78c3aad0d49f1a72a8d6a 100644
--- a/server/cron_daily.sh
+++ b/server/cron_daily.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,11 @@
 
 PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
 
+if [ -f /usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib/php.ini ]; then
+        PHPINIOWNER=`stat -c %U /usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib/php.ini`
+        if [ $PHPINIOWNER == 'root' ] || [ $PHPINIOWNER == 'ispconfig'  ]; then
+                export PHPRC=/usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib
+        fi
+fi
+
 /usr/bin/php -q /usr/local/ispconfig/server/cron_daily.php
diff --git a/server/server.sh b/server/server.sh
index 86adc007093b7d808aa95ea14ac197b1751c8642..c6f9611c1b107e24561731320c84d64eea3d47f1 100755
--- a/server/server.sh
+++ b/server/server.sh
@@ -4,5 +4,12 @@ PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin
 
 . /etc/profile
 
+if [ -f /usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib/php.ini ]; then
+        PHPINIOWNER=`stat -c %U /usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib/php.ini`
+        if [ $PHPINIOWNER == 'root' ] || [ $PHPINIOWNER == 'ispconfig'  ]; then
+                export PHPRC=/usr/local/ispconfig/server/lib
+        fi
+fi
+
 cd /usr/local/ispconfig/server
 /usr/bin/php -q /usr/local/ispconfig/server/server.php