diff --git a/norg/borg/execute.nim b/norg/borg/execute.nim
index 78b8df6..4ba0233 100644
--- a/norg/borg/execute.nim
+++ b/norg/borg/execute.nim
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import ../model/command_type
 import ../utils/run
 export run
 
+
 proc genCommand*(cmd: string, repo: string, further_args: seq[string]): string =
   let args = further_args.join(" ")
   let cmd = fmt"{BORG_BIN} {cmd} {repo} {args}"
diff --git a/norg/config/init.nim b/norg/config/init.nim
index 5b642ec..9a67411 100644
--- a/norg/config/init.nim
+++ b/norg/config/init.nim
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 import parsetoml
 
 import ../model/config_type
+import ../model/command_type
 import ../model/encryption_type
 import notifier_config
 import actions_config
 import maintenance_config
+
 export config_type
 
 proc parseSourceDirectories*(in_conf: TomlValueRef): seq[string] =
@@ -34,6 +36,16 @@ proc parseEncryption*(enc_conf: TomlValueRef) =
   setEncryptionPassphraseFile(enc_conf{"encryption_passphrase_file"}.getStr(""))
   setEncryptionPassCommand(enc_conf{"encryption_passcommand"}.getStr(""))
 
+proc addConfigBinaries*(current: var Binaries, bin_conf: TomlValueRef) = 
+  let 
+    borg = bin_conf{"borg_bin"}.getStr()
+    restic = bin_conf{"restic_bin"}.getStr()
+  if borg != "":
+    current.borg.insert(borg,0)
+  if restic != "":
+    current.restic.insert(restic,0)
+
+
 proc parseConfigFile*(file: string): NorgConfig =
   let in_conf = parsetoml.parseFile(file)
   norg_config.source_directories = parseSourceDirectories(in_conf)
@@ -45,6 +57,8 @@ proc parseConfigFile*(file: string): NorgConfig =
   norg_config.notifiers = parseNotifiers(in_conf)
   norg_config.actions = parseActions(in_conf{"actions"})
   norg_config.maintenance = parseMaintenance(in_conf{"maintenance"})
+  norg_config.bins.addConfigBinaries(in_conf{"binaries"})
+  norg_config.bins.setBinaryLocations()
   return norg_config
 
 
diff --git a/norg/model/binary_type.nim b/norg/model/binary_type.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d92ee26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/norg/model/binary_type.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+type
+  Binaries* = object
+    borg*: seq[string]
+    restic*: seq[string]
+
+proc newBinaries*(): Binaries = 
+  var 
+    borgs: seq[string] = @["borg","/usr/local/bin/borg","/usr/bin/borg","borg.exe"]
+    restics: seq[string] = @["restic","/usr/local/bin/restic","/usr/bin/restic","restic.exe"]
+  return Binaries(borg: borgs, restic: restics)
diff --git a/norg/model/command_type.nim b/norg/model/command_type.nim
index 4cb1175..c44feb8 100644
--- a/norg/model/command_type.nim
+++ b/norg/model/command_type.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const BORG_BIN* = "borg"
-const RESTIC_BIN* = "restic"
+import ../model/binary_type
+import os
 
 type
   Command* = enum
@@ -14,6 +14,14 @@ type
     CHECK = "check",
     COMPACT = "compact"
 
+var BORG_BIN* = "borg"
+var RESTIC_BIN* = "restic"
+
+proc setBinaryLocations*(b: Binaries) =
+  for borg in b.borg:
+    if fileExists(borg): BORG_BIN = borg
+  for restic in b.restic:
+    if fileExists(restic): RESTIC_BIN = restic
 proc toCommand*(str: string): Command = 
   for cmd in Command.items:
     if str == $cmd: return cmd
diff --git a/norg/model/config_type.nim b/norg/model/config_type.nim
index bee2759..49fbb17 100644
--- a/norg/model/config_type.nim
+++ b/norg/model/config_type.nim
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ import repository_type
 import notifier_types
 import actions_type
 import maintenance_type
+import binary_type
 import ../config/args
 
 export repository_type
 export notifier_types
 export actions_type
 export maintenance_type
+export binary_type
 
 
 type 
@@ -20,11 +22,12 @@ type
     notifiers*: Notifiers
     actions*: Actions
     args*: NorgArgs
-
+    bins*: Binaries
 
 proc newNorgConfig*(): NorgConfig = 
   var nc = NorgConfig()
   nc.maintenance = newMaintenance()
+  nc.bins = newBinaries()
   return nc
 
 var norg_config*: NorgConfig = newNorgConfig()
diff --git a/norg/utils/run.nim b/norg/utils/run.nim
index ed6bda3..3c0b253 100644
--- a/norg/utils/run.nim
+++ b/norg/utils/run.nim
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import osproc
 
 import ../model/maintenance_type
 
-
 proc run*(cmd: string): int =
   echo fmt"Trying to run : {cmd}"
   try: