diff --git a/install b/install
index 2407d2c..dd63013 100755
--- a/install
+++ b/install
@@ -32,4 +32,5 @@ install -Dm 755 snap-pac-clean $SCRIPTS_DIR
 install -Dm 644 10_snapper-pre.hook $HOOKS_DIR
 install -Dm 644 10_snapper-post.hook $HOOKS_DIR
 install -Dm 644 20_snap-pac-clean.hook $HOOKS_DIR
+install -Dm 644 snap-pac.conf /etc/
 install -Dm 644 LICENSE "$INSTALL_DIR/usr/share/licenses/snap-pac/LICENSE"
diff --git a/snap-pac-clean b/snap-pac-clean
index 0fc51fb..98ae51f 100755
--- a/snap-pac-clean
+++ b/snap-pac-clean
@@ -20,5 +20,6 @@
 
 # Takes a snapper pre snapshot before a pacman transaction
 
-rm /usr/share/libalpm/hooks.bin/snap-pac/.pre*
+source /etc/snap-pac.conf
+rm "$PREFIX_PREFILE"*
 echo "NOTE: No post snapshot will be performed for this transaction, since you are removing the pacman hooks."
diff --git a/snapper-post b/snapper-post
index 5c6f819..b21e33e 100755
--- a/snapper-post
+++ b/snapper-post
@@ -20,19 +20,14 @@
 
 # Takes a snapper post snapshot after a pacman transaction
 
-# Change this variable to include other configs in the post snapshot
-# You must also change it in the pre snapshot script
-CONFIGS="root"
-#CONFIGS="root home"
+source /etc/snap-pac.conf
 
-PACMAN_CMD=$(ps -C pacman -o args=)
-PREFILE=/usr/share/libalpm/hooks.bin/snap-pac/.pre
 for x in $CONFIGS; do
-    if [ -f $PREFILE"_"$x ]; then
-        SNAPPERPACPRE=$(cat $PREFILE"_"$x)
-        snapper --config $x create --cleanup-algorithm number --type post --pre-number $SNAPPERPACPRE --description "$PACMAN_CMD"
-        rm $PREFILE"_"$x
+    if [ -f $PREFILE_PREFIX"_"$x ]; then
+        SNAPPERPACPRE=$(cat $PREFILE_PREFIX"_"$x)
+        snapper --config $x create --cleanup-algorithm number --type post --pre-number $SNAPPERPACPRE --description "$PRE_DESCRIPTION"
+        rm $PREFILE_PREFIX"_"$x
     else
-        echo "WARNING: $PREFILE"_"$x does not exist, so not performing post snapshot. If you are initially installing snap-pac, this is normal."
+        echo "WARNING: $PREFILE_PREFIX"_"$x does not exist, so not performing post snapshot. If you are initially installing snap-pac, this is normal."
     fi
 done
diff --git a/snapper-pre b/snapper-pre
index 694c923..3ab5776 100755
--- a/snapper-pre
+++ b/snapper-pre
@@ -20,13 +20,8 @@
 
 # Takes a snapper pre snapshot before a pacman transaction
 
-# Change this variable to include other configs in the pre snapshot
-# You must also change it in the post snapshot script
-CONFIGS="root"
-#CONFIGS="root home"
+source /etc/snap-pac.conf
 
-PACMAN_CMD=$(ps -C pacman -o args=)
-PREFILE=/usr/share/libalpm/hooks.bin/snap-pac/.pre
 for x in $CONFIGS; do
-    snapper --config $x create --type pre --cleanup-algorithm number --print-number --description "$PACMAN_CMD" > $PREFILE"_"$x
+    snapper --config $x create --type pre --cleanup-algorithm number --print-number --description "$POST_DESCRIPTION" > $PREFILE_PREFIX"_"$x
 done