diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index fc26b53..59ce6e3 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ def configure(advanced):
 # CONFIGURATION
 # file locations for database and question
 conf.registerChannelValue(TriviaTime.admin, 'db', 
-        registry.NormalizedString("""plugins/TriviaTime/storage/db/trivia.db""", 
+        registry.String("""plugins/TriviaTime/storage/db/trivia.db""", 
                 """Location of sqlite database file""")
         )
 
 conf.registerChannelValue(TriviaTime.admin, 'file', 
-        registry.NormalizedString("""plugins/TriviaTime/storage/questions""", 
+        registry.String("""plugins/TriviaTime/storage/questions""", 
                 """Location of question file. Reload the plugin if changed.""")
         )