diff --git a/bin/hwtr b/bin/hwtr
index b2d839bddf4b64291221b24a71f2d34ec4507d1c..0f8fbec23a24fb20a6cf92e888f433ec693de37d 100755
--- a/bin/hwtr
+++ b/bin/hwtr
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ DESC="hwtr"
 SERVICE=$(basename -- "$0")
 NAME="${SERVICE##*.}"
 DAEMON=/usr/bin/pypcc-hwtr
-DAEMON_ARGS=""
 PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
 
 echo "$NAME"
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ exit
 [ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
 
 # Read configuration variable file if it is present
-[ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
+[ -r /etc/default/hwtr/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/hwtr/$NAME
 
 #
 # Function that starts the daemon/service
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ do_start() {
 		;;
 	*)
 		echo "Starting $DESC ..."
-		exec $DAEMON $DAEMON_ARGS >/dev/null 2>&1 || status=$?
+		exec $DAEMON -p $HWTR_PORT -c $HWTR_CONFIG $HWTR_ARGS >/dev/null 2>&1 || status=$?
 		echo "ERROR: Failed to start $DESC."
 		exit $status
 		;;
diff --git a/default-config/ccdtr b/default-config/ccdtr
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..8a84f983801a1bdd5fc406ac5bb96d9abdfdf8b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default-config/ccdtr
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+HWTR_PORT="4843"
+HWTR_CONFIG="CCDTR"
+HWTR_ARGS=""