diff --git a/src/Connected.Host/DependencyLoader.cs b/src/Connected.Host/DependencyLoader.cs
index 38def3b..793fe77 100644
--- a/src/Connected.Host/DependencyLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Connected.Host/DependencyLoader.cs
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public class DependencyLoader
 		/*
 		 * Install packages in standard location.
 		 */
-		var packageDirectory = Path.Combine(AppContext.BaseDirectory, ".packages");
+		var packageDirectory = Path.GetFullPath(".packages");
 
 		var nugetSettings = Settings.LoadDefaultSettings(packageDirectory);
 
diff --git a/src/Connected.Host/Program.cs b/src/Connected.Host/Program.cs
index 149fea1..6b0df31 100644
--- a/src/Connected.Host/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Connected.Host/Program.cs
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ namespace Connected.Host
 						}
 					}
 
+					if(File.Exists(Path.GetFullPath("./sys.json")))
+						cfg.AddJsonFile("./sys.json", true, false);
+
 					cfg.AddEnvironmentVariables();
 				})
 				.ConfigureServices((context, services) =>