diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7afe9df3..2c3be7ee 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ DESC=Polls a UniFi controller and stores metrics in InfluxDB
 GOLANGCI_LINT_ARGS=--enable-all -D gochecknoglobals
 BINARY:=$(shell basename $$(pwd))
 URL:=https://github.com/$(GHUSER)/$(BINARY)
+CONFIG_FILE=up.conf
 
 # These don't generally need to be changed.
 
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ $(BINARY)_$(VERSION)-$(ITERATION)_amd64.deb: check_fpm package_build_linux
 	@echo "Building 'deb' package for $(BINARY) version '$(VERSION)-$(ITERATION)'."
 	fpm -s dir -t deb \
 		--name $(BINARY) \
+		--deb-no-default-config-files \
 		--version $(VERSION) \
 		--iteration $(ITERATION) \
 		--after-install scripts/after-install.sh \
@@ -137,8 +139,8 @@ package_build_linux: readme man linux
 	# Copying the binary, config file, unit file, and man page into the env.
 	cp $(BINARY).linux $@/usr/bin/$(BINARY)
 	cp *.1.gz $@/usr/share/man/man1
-	cp examples/up.conf.example $@/etc/$(BINARY)/
-	cp examples/up.conf.example $@/etc/$(BINARY)/up.conf
+	cp examples/$(CONFIG_FILE).example $@/etc/$(BINARY)/
+	cp examples/$(CONFIG_FILE).example $@/etc/$(BINARY)/$(CONFIG_FILE)
 	cp LICENSE *.html examples/* $@/usr/share/doc/$(BINARY)/
 	# These go to their own folder so the img src in the html pages continue to work.
 	cp init/systemd/$(BINARY).service $@/lib/systemd/system/
@@ -192,8 +194,8 @@ install: man readme $(BINARY)
 	/usr/bin/install -m 0755 -d $(PREFIX)/bin $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1 $(ETC)/$(BINARY) $(PREFIX)/share/doc/$(BINARY)
 	/usr/bin/install -m 0755 -cp $(BINARY) $(PREFIX)/bin/$(BINARY)
 	/usr/bin/install -m 0644 -cp $(BINARY).1.gz $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
-	/usr/bin/install -m 0644 -cp examples/up.conf.example $(ETC)/$(BINARY)/
-	[ -f $(ETC)/$(BINARY)/up.conf ] || /usr/bin/install -m 0644 -cp  examples/up.conf.example $(ETC)/$(BINARY)/up.conf
+	/usr/bin/install -m 0644 -cp examples/$(CONFIG_FILE).example $(ETC)/$(BINARY)/
+	[ -f $(ETC)/$(BINARY)/$(CONFIG_FILE) ] || /usr/bin/install -m 0644 -cp  examples/$(CONFIG_FILE).example $(ETC)/$(BINARY)/$(CONFIG_FILE)
 	/usr/bin/install -m 0644 -cp LICENSE *.html examples/* $(PREFIX)/share/doc/$(BINARY)/
 	# These go to their own folder so the img src in the html pages continue to work.