diff --git a/client/configurator.py b/client/configurator.py
index 0baff2d8..2097fd54 100644
--- a/client/configurator.py
+++ b/client/configurator.py
@@ -43,15 +43,19 @@ class Configurator:
 		self.__fail2ban = Fail2banReader()
 		self.__jails = JailsReader()
 	
-	#@staticmethod
-	def setBaseDir(folderName):
-		ConfigReader.setBaseDir(folderName)
-	setBaseDir = staticmethod(setBaseDir)
+	def setBaseDir(self, folderName):
+		self.__fail2ban.setBaseDir(folderName)
+		self.__jails.setBaseDir(folderName)
 	
-	#@staticmethod
-	def getBaseDir():
-		return ConfigReader.getBaseDir()
-	getBaseDir = staticmethod(getBaseDir)
+	def getBaseDir(self):
+		fail2ban_basedir = self.__fail2ban.getBaseDir()
+		jails_basedir = self.__jails.getBaseDir()
+		if fail2ban_basedir != jails_basedir:
+			logSys.error("fail2ban.conf and jails.conf readers have differing "
+						 "basedirs: %r and %r. "
+						 "Returning the one for fail2ban.conf"
+						 % (fail2ban_basedir, jails_basedir))
+		return fail2ban_basedir
 	
 	def readEarly(self):
 		self.__fail2ban.read()
diff --git a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
index 28eb6b09..3e606785 100644
--- a/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/testcases/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import os, shutil, tempfile, unittest
 from client.configreader import ConfigReader
 from client.jailreader import JailReader
 from client.jailsreader import JailsReader
+from client.configurator import Configurator
 
 class ConfigReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
@@ -146,3 +147,21 @@ class JailsReaderTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertEqual(comm_commands[-1][0], 'start')
 		# TODO: make sure that all of the jails have actions assigned,
 		#       otherwise it makes little to no sense
+
+	def testConfigurator(self):
+		configurator = Configurator()
+		configurator.setBaseDir('config')
+		self.assertEqual(configurator.getBaseDir(), 'config')
+
+		configurator.readEarly()
+		opts = configurator.getEarlyOptions()
+		# our current default settings
+		self.assertEqual(opts['socket'], '/var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.sock')
+		self.assertEqual(opts['pidfile'], '/var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.pid')
+
+		# and if we force change configurator's fail2ban's baseDir
+		# there should be an error message (test visually ;) --
+		# otherwise just a code smoke test)
+		configurator._Configurator__jails.setBaseDir('/tmp')
+		self.assertEqual(configurator._Configurator__jails.getBaseDir(), '/tmp')
+		self.assertEqual(configurator.getBaseDir(), 'config')