--- ejabberdctl.template.orig	2026-04-08 12:29:49 UTC
+++ ejabberdctl.template
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ done
 
 # define ejabberd variables if not already defined from the command line
 : "${CONFIG_DIR:="{{config_dir}}"}"
-: "${LOGS_DIR:="{{logs_dir}}"}"
+: ${LOGS_DIR:=/var/log/ejabberd}
 : "${EJABBERD_CONFIG_PATH:="$CONFIG_DIR/ejabberd.yml"}"
 : "${EJABBERDCTL_CONFIG_PATH:="$CONFIG_DIR/ejabberdctl.cfg"}"
 # Allows passing extra Erlang command-line arguments in vm.args file
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ done
 [ -n "$ERLANG_NODE_ARG" ] && ERLANG_NODE="$ERLANG_NODE_ARG"
 [ "$ERLANG_NODE" = "${ERLANG_NODE%@*}" ] && ERLANG_NODE="$ERLANG_NODE@$(hostname -s)"
 [ "$ERLANG_NODE" = "${ERLANG_NODE%.*}" ] && S="-s"
-: "${SPOOL_DIR:="{{spool_dir}}"}"
+: ${SPOOL_DIR:=/var/spool/ejabberd}
 : "${EJABBERD_LOG_PATH:="$LOGS_DIR/ejabberd.log"}"
 
 # backward support for old mnesia spool dir path
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ fi
 [ -n "$ERL_DIST_PORT" ] && ERLANG_OPTS="$ERLANG_OPTS -erl_epmd_port $ERL_DIST_PORT -start_epmd false"
 # if vm.args file exists in config directory, pass it to Erlang VM
 [ -f "$VMARGS" ] && ERLANG_OPTS="$ERLANG_OPTS -args_file $VMARGS"
-ERL_LIBS='{{libdir}}'
+ERL_LIBS={{libdir}}/ejabberd
+ERL_LIBS=$ERL_LIBS:{{libdir}}/ejabberd/lib
 ERL_CRASH_DUMP="$LOGS_DIR"/erl_crash_$(date "+%Y%m%d-%H%M%S").dump
 ERL_INETRC="$CONFIG_DIR"/inetrc