diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 9d3ddad..8cf0cc7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -106,15 +106,22 @@ else ()
 
     message("")
     # libconfig
-    FIND_PACKAGE(libconfig++ REQUIRED)
+    FIND_PATH(LIBCONFIG++_INCLUDE_DIRS
+            NAMES libconfig.h++
+            PATHS /usr/include /usr/local/include) # search for libconfig include headers
+    FIND_LIBRARY(LIBCONFIG++_LIBRARY_DIRS
+            NAMES config++
+            PATHS /usr/lib /usr/local/lib) # search for actual lib
+
     if (LIBCONFIG++_INCLUDE_DIRS AND LIBCONFIG++_LIBRARY_DIRS)
-        message(STATUS "Found libconfig version: ${LIBCONFIG++_VERSION}")
+        message(STATUS "Fount libconfig!")
         message(STATUS "Using libconfig include dir(s): ${LIBCONFIG++_INCLUDE_DIRS}")
         message(STATUS "Using libconfig lib(s): ${LIBCONFIG++_LIBRARY_DIRS}")
     else ()
-        message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find CURL")
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find LIBCONFIG")
     endif ()
-    include_directories(${LIBCONFIG++_INCLUDE_DIRS} inc)
+
+    include_directories(${LIBCONFIG_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif ()
 
 message("")