diff --git a/htroot/ConfigAppearance_p.java b/htroot/ConfigAppearance_p.java
index 992cdc78a..37d604cdf 100644
--- a/htroot/ConfigAppearance_p.java
+++ b/htroot/ConfigAppearance_p.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import net.yacy.cora.protocol.RequestHeader;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.data.meta.DigestURI;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.util.FileUtils;
 import net.yacy.search.Switchboard;
+import net.yacy.search.SwitchboardConstants;
 import net.yacy.server.serverObjects;
 import net.yacy.server.serverSwitch;
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ public class ConfigAppearance_p {
     public static serverObjects respond(@SuppressWarnings("unused") final RequestHeader header, final serverObjects post, final serverSwitch env) {
         final serverObjects prop = new serverObjects();
         final Switchboard sb = (Switchboard) env;
-        final String skinPath = new File(env.getDataPath(), env.getConfig("skinPath", "DATA/SKINS")).toString();
+        final String skinPath = new File(env.getDataPath(), env.getConfig("skinPath", SwitchboardConstants.SKINS_PATH_DEFAULT)).toString();
 
         // Fallback
         prop.put("currentskin", "");
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/migration.java b/source/net/yacy/migration.java
index 1a0268127..90bccdbc7 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/migration.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/migration.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class migration {
      * copy skins from the release to DATA/SKINS.
      */
     public static void installSkins(final Switchboard sb){
-        final File skinsPath = sb.getDataPath("skinPath", "DATA/SKINS");
+        final File skinsPath = sb.getDataPath("skinPath", SwitchboardConstants.SKINS_PATH_DEFAULT);
         final File defaultSkinsPath = new File(sb.getAppPath(), "skins");
         if (defaultSkinsPath.exists()) {
             final List<String> skinFiles = FileUtils.getDirListing(defaultSkinsPath.getAbsolutePath());
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class migration {
         if(skin.equals("")){
             skin="default";
         }
-        final File skinsDir=sb.getDataPath("skinPath", "DATA/SKINS");
+        final File skinsDir=sb.getDataPath("skinPath", SwitchboardConstants.SKINS_PATH_DEFAULT);
         final File skinFile=new File(skinsDir, skin+".css");
         final File htdocsPath=new File(sb.getDataPath(SwitchboardConstants.HTDOCS_PATH, SwitchboardConstants.HTROOT_PATH_DEFAULT), "env");
         final File styleFile=new File(htdocsPath, "style.css");
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/repository/Blacklist.java b/source/net/yacy/repository/Blacklist.java
index 47ee0e24b..a7042252c 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/repository/Blacklist.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/repository/Blacklist.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import net.yacy.kelondro.index.RowHandleSet;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.util.FileUtils;
 import net.yacy.kelondro.util.SetTools;
 import net.yacy.search.Switchboard;
+import net.yacy.search.SwitchboardConstants;
 
 public class Blacklist {
 
@@ -630,7 +631,7 @@ public class Blacklist {
     }
 
     private static File DHTCacheFile(final BlacklistType type) {
-        String BLACKLIST_DHT_CACHEFILE_NAME = "DATA/LISTS/blacklist_" + type.name() + "_Cache.ser";
+        final String BLACKLIST_DHT_CACHEFILE_NAME = SwitchboardConstants.LISTS_PATH_DEFAULT + "/blacklist_" + type.name() + "_Cache.ser";
         return new File(Switchboard.getSwitchboard().dataPath, BLACKLIST_DHT_CACHEFILE_NAME);
     }
 
diff --git a/source/net/yacy/search/SwitchboardConstants.java b/source/net/yacy/search/SwitchboardConstants.java
index 0bea89ce6..c0adabeee 100644
--- a/source/net/yacy/search/SwitchboardConstants.java
+++ b/source/net/yacy/search/SwitchboardConstants.java
@@ -521,4 +521,9 @@ public final class SwitchboardConstants {
     public static final String GREEDYLEARNING_ENABLED              = "greedylearning.enabled";
     public static final String GREEDYLEARNING_LIMIT_DOCCOUNT       = "greedylearning.limit.doccount";
     public static final String GREEDYLEARNING_ACTIVE               = "greedylearning.active";
+
+    /*
+     * Skins
+     */
+    public static final String SKINS_PATH_DEFAULT                  = "DATA/SKINS";
 }