diff --git a/daemon/core/ebpf.go b/daemon/core/ebpf.go
index bf0a2adbac..c63a4e78f0 100644
--- a/daemon/core/ebpf.go
+++ b/daemon/core/ebpf.go
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/iovisor/gobpf/elf"
 )
 
-// LoadEbpfModule loads the given eBPF module
-// It'll try to load from several paths.
-func LoadEbpfModule(module string) (m *elf.Module, err error) {
+// LoadEbpfModule loads the given eBPF module, from the given path if specified.
+// Otherwise t'll try to load the module from several default paths.
+func LoadEbpfModule(module, path string) (m *elf.Module, err error) {
 	var (
 		modulesDir = "/opensnitchd/ebpf"
 		paths      = []string{
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ func LoadEbpfModule(module string) (m *elf.Module, err error) {
 			fmt.Sprint("/etc/opensnitchd"), // Deprecated: will be removed in future versions.
 		}
 	)
+
+	// if path has been specified, try to load the module from there.
+	if path != "" {
+		paths = []string{path}
+	}
+
 	modulePath := ""
 	moduleError := fmt.Errorf(`Module not found (%s) in any of the paths.
 You may need to install the corresponding package`, module)
diff --git a/daemon/dns/ebpfhook.go b/daemon/dns/ebpfhook.go
index abc5ecc0fb..ae470b9915 100644
--- a/daemon/dns/ebpfhook.go
+++ b/daemon/dns/ebpfhook.go
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ func lookupSymbol(elffile *elf.File, symbolName string) (uint64, error) {
 }
 
 // ListenerEbpf starts listening for DNS events.
-func ListenerEbpf() error {
-	m, err := core.LoadEbpfModule("opensnitch-dns.o")
+func ListenerEbpf(ebpfModPath string) error {
+	m, err := core.LoadEbpfModule("opensnitch-dns.o", ebpfModPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Error("[eBPF DNS]: %s", err)
 		return err
diff --git a/daemon/firewall/common/common.go b/daemon/firewall/common/common.go
index 017cfa8e2f..9c8589406e 100644
--- a/daemon/firewall/common/common.go
+++ b/daemon/firewall/common/common.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (c *Common) NewRulesChecker(areRulesLoaded callbackBool, reloadRules callba
 		}
 	}
 	c.stopChecker = make(chan bool, 1)
-	log.Info("Starting new fw checker every %s ...", DefaultCheckInterval)
+	log.Info("Starting new fw checker every %s ...", c.RulesCheckInterval)
 	c.RulesChecker = time.NewTicker(c.RulesCheckInterval)
 
 	go startCheckingRules(c.stopChecker, c.RulesChecker, areRulesLoaded, reloadRules)
diff --git a/daemon/main.go b/daemon/main.go
index e04af2edd9..daec256829 100644
--- a/daemon/main.go
+++ b/daemon/main.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ var (
 	rulesPath         = "/etc/opensnitchd/rules/"
 	configFile        = "/etc/opensnitchd/default-config.json"
 	fwConfigFile      = "/etc/opensnitchd/system-fw.json"
+	ebpfModPath       = "" // /usr/lib/opensnitchd/ebpf
 	noLiveReload      = false
 	queueNum          = 0
 	repeatQueueNum    int //will be set later to queueNum + 1
@@ -100,13 +101,14 @@ func init() {
 
 	flag.StringVar(&procmonMethod, "process-monitor-method", procmonMethod, "How to search for processes path. Options: ftrace, audit (experimental), ebpf (experimental), proc (default)")
 	flag.StringVar(&uiSocket, "ui-socket", uiSocket, "Path the UI gRPC service listener (https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/naming.md).")
-	flag.StringVar(&rulesPath, "rules-path", rulesPath, "Path to load JSON rules from.")
 	flag.IntVar(&queueNum, "queue-num", queueNum, "Netfilter queue number.")
 	flag.IntVar(&workers, "workers", workers, "Number of concurrent workers.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&noLiveReload, "no-live-reload", debug, "Disable rules live reloading.")
 
+	flag.StringVar(&rulesPath, "rules-path", rulesPath, "Path to load JSON rules from.")
 	flag.StringVar(&configFile, "config-file", configFile, "Path to the daemon configuration file.")
 	flag.StringVar(&fwConfigFile, "fw-config-file", fwConfigFile, "Path to the system fw configuration file.")
+	//flag.StringVar(&ebpfModPath, "ebpf-modules-path", ebpfModPath, "Path to the directory with the eBPF modules.")
 	flag.StringVar(&logFile, "log-file", logFile, "Write logs to this file instead of the standard output.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&logUTC, "log-utc", logUTC, "Write logs output with UTC timezone (enabled by default).")
 	flag.BoolVar(&logMicro, "log-micro", logMicro, "Write logs output with microsecond timestamp (disabled by default).")
@@ -582,15 +584,15 @@ func main() {
 	// overwrite monitor method from configuration if the user has passed
 	// the option via command line.
 	if procmonMethod != "" {
-		if err := monitor.ReconfigureMonitorMethod(procmonMethod); err != nil {
+		if err := monitor.ReconfigureMonitorMethod(procmonMethod, cfg.Ebpf.ModulesPath); err != nil {
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("Unable to set process monitor method via parameter: %v", err)
 			uiClient.SendWarningAlert(msg)
 			log.Warning(msg)
 		}
 	}
 
-	go func(uiClient *ui.Client) {
-		if err := dns.ListenerEbpf(); err != nil {
+	go func(uiClient *ui.Client, ebpfPath string) {
+		if err := dns.ListenerEbpf(ebpfPath); err != nil {
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("EBPF-DNS: Unable to attach ebpf listener: %s", err)
 			log.Warning(msg)
 			// don't display an alert, since this module is not critical
@@ -602,7 +604,7 @@ func main() {
 				msg)
 
 		}
-	}(uiClient)
+	}(uiClient, ebpfModPath)
 
 	initSystemdResolvedMonitor()
 
diff --git a/daemon/procmon/ebpf/ebpf.go b/daemon/procmon/ebpf/ebpf.go
index a3e0c47a36..5ad83f7106 100644
--- a/daemon/procmon/ebpf/ebpf.go
+++ b/daemon/procmon/ebpf/ebpf.go
@@ -52,10 +52,12 @@ type Error struct {
 }
 
 var (
-	m, perfMod *elf.Module
-	lock       = sync.RWMutex{}
-	mapSize    = uint(12000)
-	ebpfMaps   map[string]*ebpfMapsForProto
+	m, perfMod  *elf.Module
+	lock        = sync.RWMutex{}
+	mapSize     = uint(12000)
+	ebpfMaps    map[string]*ebpfMapsForProto
+	modulesPath string
+
 	//connections which were established at the time when opensnitch started
 	alreadyEstablished = alreadyEstablishedConns{
 		TCP:   make(map[*daemonNetlink.Socket]int),
@@ -75,7 +77,9 @@ var (
 )
 
 //Start installs ebpf kprobes
-func Start() *Error {
+func Start(modPath string) *Error {
+	modulesPath = modPath
+
 	setRunning(false)
 	if err := mountDebugFS(); err != nil {
 		return &Error{
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ func Start() *Error {
 		}
 	}
 	var err error
-	m, err = core.LoadEbpfModule("opensnitch.o")
+	m, err = core.LoadEbpfModule("opensnitch.o", modulesPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		dispatchErrorEvent(fmt.Sprint("[eBPF]: ", err.Error()))
 		return &Error{NotAvailable, fmt.Errorf("[eBPF] Error loading opensnitch.o: %s", err.Error())}
diff --git a/daemon/procmon/ebpf/events.go b/daemon/procmon/ebpf/events.go
index 85c48298e4..6c81d1b021 100644
--- a/daemon/procmon/ebpf/events.go
+++ b/daemon/procmon/ebpf/events.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func initEventsStreamer() *Error {
 	elfOpts := make(map[string]elf.SectionParams)
 	elfOpts["maps/"+perfMapName] = elf.SectionParams{PerfRingBufferPageCount: ringBuffSize}
 	var err error
-	perfMod, err = core.LoadEbpfModule("opensnitch-procs.o")
+	perfMod, err = core.LoadEbpfModule("opensnitch-procs.o", modulesPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		dispatchErrorEvent(fmt.Sprint("[eBPF events]: ", err))
 		return &Error{EventsNotAvailable, err}
diff --git a/daemon/procmon/monitor/init.go b/daemon/procmon/monitor/init.go
index f66577e28e..d261409400 100644
--- a/daemon/procmon/monitor/init.go
+++ b/daemon/procmon/monitor/init.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func stopProcMonitors() {
 }
 
 // ReconfigureMonitorMethod configures a new method for parsing connections.
-func ReconfigureMonitorMethod(newMonitorMethod string) *Error {
+func ReconfigureMonitorMethod(newMonitorMethod, ebpfModulesPath string) *Error {
 	if procmon.GetMonitorMethod() == newMonitorMethod {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func ReconfigureMonitorMethod(newMonitorMethod string) *Error {
 	// if the new monitor method fails to start, rollback the change and exit
 	// without saving the configuration. Otherwise we can end up with the wrong
 	// monitor method configured and saved to file.
-	err := Init()
+	err := Init(ebpfModulesPath)
 	if err.What > NoError {
 		log.Error("Reconf() -> Init() error: %v", err)
 		procmon.SetMonitorMethod(oldMethod)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func End() {
 }
 
 // Init starts parsing connections using the method specified.
-func Init() (errm *Error) {
+func Init(ebpfModulesPath string) (errm *Error) {
 	errm = &Error{}
 
 	if cacheMonitorsRunning == false {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func Init() (errm *Error) {
 	}
 
 	if procmon.MethodIsEbpf() {
-		err := ebpf.Start()
+		err := ebpf.Start(ebpfModulesPath)
 		if err == nil {
 			log.Info("Process monitor method ebpf")
 			return errm
diff --git a/daemon/ui/config/config.go b/daemon/ui/config/config.go
index 37a1ce2c83..2645612b49 100644
--- a/daemon/ui/config/config.go
+++ b/daemon/ui/config/config.go
@@ -13,60 +13,67 @@ import (
 	"github.com/evilsocket/opensnitch/daemon/statistics"
 )
 
-type serverTLSOptions struct {
-	CACert     string `json:"CACert"`
-	ServerCert string `json:"ServerCert"`
-	ServerKey  string `json:"ServerKey"`
-	ClientCert string `json:"ClientCert"`
-	ClientKey  string `json:"ClientKey"`
-	// https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#Config
-	SkipVerify bool `json:"SkipVerify"`
-	//https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#ClientAuthType
-	ClientAuthType string `json:"ClientAuthType"`
+type (
+	serverTLSOptions struct {
+		CACert     string `json:"CACert"`
+		ServerCert string `json:"ServerCert"`
+		ServerKey  string `json:"ServerKey"`
+		ClientCert string `json:"ClientCert"`
+		ClientKey  string `json:"ClientKey"`
+		// https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#Config
+		SkipVerify bool `json:"SkipVerify"`
+		// https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#ClientAuthType
+		ClientAuthType string `json:"ClientAuthType"`
 
-	// https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#Conn.VerifyHostname
-	//VerifyHostname bool
-	// https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#example-Config-VerifyConnection
-	// VerifyConnection bool
-	// VerifyPeerCertificate bool
-}
+		// https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#Conn.VerifyHostname
+		// VerifyHostname bool
+		// https://pkg.go.dev/crypto/tls#example-Config-VerifyConnection
+		// VerifyConnection bool
+		// VerifyPeerCertificate bool
+	}
 
-type serverAuth struct {
-	// token?, google?, simple-tls, mutual-tls
-	Type       string           `json:"Type"`
-	TLSOptions serverTLSOptions `json:"TLSOptions"`
-}
+	serverAuth struct {
+		// token?, google?, simple-tls, mutual-tls
+		Type       string           `json:"Type"`
+		TLSOptions serverTLSOptions `json:"TLSOptions"`
+	}
 
-type serverConfig struct {
-	Address        string                 `json:"Address"`
-	Authentication serverAuth             `json:"Authentication"`
-	LogFile        string                 `json:"LogFile"`
-	Loggers        []loggers.LoggerConfig `json:"Loggers"`
-}
+	serverConfig struct {
+		Address        string                 `json:"Address"`
+		Authentication serverAuth             `json:"Authentication"`
+		LogFile        string                 `json:"LogFile"`
+		Loggers        []loggers.LoggerConfig `json:"Loggers"`
+	}
 
-type rulesOptions struct {
-	Path            string `json:"Path"`
-	EnableChecksums bool   `json:"EnableChecksums"`
-}
+	rulesOptions struct {
+		Path            string `json:"Path"`
+		EnableChecksums bool   `json:"EnableChecksums"`
+	}
 
-type fwOptions struct {
-	Firewall         string `json:"Firewall"`
-	ConfigPath       string `json:"ConfigPath"`
-	ActionOnOverflow string `json:"ActionOnOverflow"`
-	MonitorInterval  string `json:"MonitorInterval"`
-}
+	fwOptions struct {
+		Firewall        string `json:"Firewall"`
+		ConfigPath      string `json:"ConfigPath"`
+		BypassQueue     string `json:"BypassQueue"`
+		MonitorInterval string `json:"MonitorInterval"`
+	}
+
+	ebpfOptions struct {
+		ModulesPath string `json:"ModulesPath"`
+	}
+)
 
 // Config holds the values loaded from configFile
 type Config struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 	Server            serverConfig           `json:"Server"`
 	Stats             statistics.StatsConfig `json:"Stats"`
+	Rules             rulesOptions           `json:"Rules"`
+	Ebpf              ebpfOptions            `json:"Ebpf"`
+	FwOptions         fwOptions              `json:"FwOptions"`
 	DefaultAction     string                 `json:"DefaultAction"`
 	DefaultDuration   string                 `json:"DefaultDuration"`
 	ProcMonitorMethod string                 `json:"ProcMonitorMethod"`
-	Rules             rulesOptions           `json:"Rules"`
 	Firewall          string                 `json:"Firewall"`
-	FwOptions         fwOptions              `json:"FwOptions"`
 	LogLevel          *int32                 `json:"LogLevel"`
 	InterceptUnknown  bool                   `json:"InterceptUnknown"`
 	LogUTC            bool                   `json:"LogUTC"`
diff --git a/daemon/ui/config_utils.go b/daemon/ui/config_utils.go
index 52564f8050..9dfc416300 100644
--- a/daemon/ui/config_utils.go
+++ b/daemon/ui/config_utils.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func (c *Client) loadConfiguration(rawConfig []byte) bool {
 		clientErrorRule.Duration = rule.Duration(clientConfig.DefaultDuration)
 	}
 	if clientConfig.ProcMonitorMethod != "" {
-		err := monitor.ReconfigureMonitorMethod(clientConfig.ProcMonitorMethod)
+		err := monitor.ReconfigureMonitorMethod(clientConfig.ProcMonitorMethod, clientConfig.Ebpf.ModulesPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("Unable to set new process monitor (%s) method from disk: %v", clientConfig.ProcMonitorMethod, err.Msg)
 			log.Warning(msg)
diff --git a/daemon/ui/notifications.go b/daemon/ui/notifications.go
index dd6199a041..4995185b0f 100644
--- a/daemon/ui/notifications.go
+++ b/daemon/ui/notifications.go
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ func (c *Client) handleActionChangeConfig(stream protocol.UI_NotificationsClient
 		)
 	}
 
-	if err := monitor.ReconfigureMonitorMethod(newConf.ProcMonitorMethod); err != nil {
+	if err := monitor.ReconfigureMonitorMethod(
+		newConf.ProcMonitorMethod,
+		clientConfig.Ebpf.ModulesPath,
+	); err != nil {
 		c.sendNotificationReply(stream, notification.Id, "", err.Msg)
 		return
 	}