--- src/var.py	2018-08-10 23:05:08.294626452 -0600
+++ src/var.py	2018-08-11 12:02:27.184546770 -0600
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 try:
     XDG_CONFIG_DIR = os.environ['XDG_CONFIG_HOME']
 except KeyError:
-    XDG_CONFIG_DIR = unicode(os.path.expanduser("~") + '/.config/')
-CONFIG_DIR = XDG_CONFIG_DIR + 'gam/'
+    XDG_CONFIG_DIR = os.path.expanduser("~") + '/.config/'
+CONFIG_DIR = unicode(XDG_CONFIG_DIR) + u'gam/'
 
 try:
-    os.makedirs(CONFIG_DIR)
+    os.makedirs(CONFIG_DIR, mode=0700)
 except OSError:
     if not os.path.isdir(CONFIG_DIR):
         raise
@@ -665,7 +665,7 @@
 # Path to client_secrets.json
 GC_CLIENT_SECRETS_JSON = u'client_secrets_json'
 # GAM config directory containing client_secrets.json, oauth2.txt, oauth2service.json, extra_args.txt
-GC_CONFIG_DIR = u'config_dir'
+GC_CONFIG_DIR = CONFIG_DIR
 # custmerId from gam.cfg or retrieved from Google
 GC_CUSTOMER_ID = u'customer_id'
 # If debug_level > 0: extra_args[u'prettyPrint'] = True, httplib2.debuglevel = gam_debug_level, appsObj.debug = True
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@
   GC_MEMBER_MAX_RESULTS: 200,
   GC_NO_BROWSER: False,
   GC_NO_CACHE: False,
-  GC_NO_UPDATE_CHECK: False,
+  GC_NO_UPDATE_CHECK: True,
   GC_NO_VERIFY_SSL: False,
   GC_NUM_THREADS: 25,
   GC_OAUTH2_TXT: FN_OAUTH2_TXT,