diff --git a/core/config.js b/core/config.js
index c1fffc45..97091be5 100644
--- a/core/config.js
+++ b/core/config.js
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ function getDefaultConfig() {
             closedSystem    : false,                    //  is the system closed to new users?
             loginAttempts   : 3,
 
-            menuFile        : 'menu.hjson',             //  Override to use something else, e.g. demo.hjson. Can be a full path (defaults to ./config)
-            promptFile      : 'prompt.hjson',           //  Override to use soemthing else, e.g. myprompt.hjson. Can be a full path (defaults to ./config)
+            menuFile        : 'menu.hjson',     //  'oputil.js config new' will set this appropriately in config.hjson; may be full path
+            promptFile      : 'prompt.hjson',   //  'oputil.js config new' will set this appropriately in config.hjson; may be full path
         },
 
         users : {
diff --git a/core/oputil/oputil_config.js b/core/oputil/oputil_config.js
index 40644dee..83ac5232 100644
--- a/core/oputil/oputil_config.js
+++ b/core/oputil/oputil_config.js
@@ -263,14 +263,14 @@ function buildNewConfig() {
             .toLowerCase();
         const menuFile = `${bn}-menu.hjson`;
         copyFileSyncSilent(
-            paths.join(__dirname, '../../config/menu.hjson'),
+            paths.join(__dirname, '../../misc/menu_template.in.hjson'),
             paths.join(__dirname, '../../config/', menuFile),
             fs.constants.COPYFILE_EXCL
         );
 
         const promptFile = `${bn}-prompt.hjson`;
         copyFileSyncSilent(
-            paths.join(__dirname, '../../config/prompt.hjson'),
+            paths.join(__dirname, '../../misc/prompt_template.in.hjson'),
             paths.join(__dirname, '../../config/', promptFile),
             fs.constants.COPYFILE_EXCL
         )
diff --git a/config/menu.hjson b/misc/menu_template.in.hjson
similarity index 100%
rename from config/menu.hjson
rename to misc/menu_template.in.hjson
diff --git a/config/prompt.hjson b/misc/prompt_template.in.hjson
similarity index 100%
rename from config/prompt.hjson
rename to misc/prompt_template.in.hjson