diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 66f04e4..86160fb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ SOURCE_APOLLO_SM_PYBIND = python/ApolloSM_PyBind.cpp
 LIBRARY_APOLLO_SM_PYBIND = lib/ApolloSM$(shell python3-config --extension-suffix)
 PYBIND11_PATH=pybind11
 # The directory where the Python3 ApolloSM library will be copied to
-PYTHON3_INSTALL_PATH=/usr/local/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/
+PYTHON3_INSTALL_PATH ?= $(shell python3 -c "from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")
 
 INCLUDE_PATH += \
 							-Iinclude  \
@@ -170,13 +170,17 @@ ${LIBRARY_APOLLO_SM_PYBIND}: ${LIBRARY_APOLLO_SM}
 # install
 # -----------------------
 install: all
-	 install -m 775 -d ${INSTALL_PATH}/lib
-	 install -b -m 775 ./lib/* ${INSTALL_PATH}/lib
-	 install -m 775 -d ${INSTALL_PATH}/bin
-	 install -b -m 775 ./bin/* ${INSTALL_PATH}/bin
-	 install -m 775 -d ${INSTALL_PATH}/include
-	 cp -r include/* ${INSTALL_PATH}/include
-	 cp lib/ApolloSM*.so ${PYTHON3_INSTALL_PATH}
+	install -m 775 -d ${INSTALL_PATH}/lib
+	@echo "Installing lib/* to ${INSTALL_PATH}/lib"
+	install -b -m 775 ./lib/* ${INSTALL_PATH}/lib
+	install -m 775 -d ${INSTALL_PATH}/bin
+	@echo "Installing bin/* to ${INSTALL_PATH}/bin"
+	install -b -m 775 ./bin/* ${INSTALL_PATH}/bin
+	install -m 775 -d ${INSTALL_PATH}/include
+	@echo "Installing include/* to ${INSTALL_PATH}/include"
+	cp -r include/* ${INSTALL_PATH}/include
+	@echo "Installing lib/ApolloSM*.so to ${PYTHON3_INSTALL_PATH}"
+	cp lib/ApolloSM*.so ${PYTHON3_INSTALL_PATH}
 
 
 
diff --git a/include/ApolloSM/ApolloSM.hh b/include/ApolloSM/ApolloSM.hh
index dd96fe4..4c49402 100644
--- a/include/ApolloSM/ApolloSM.hh
+++ b/include/ApolloSM/ApolloSM.hh
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public:
 
   int GetSerialNumber();
   int GetRevNumber();
-  int GetShelfID();
   int GetSlot();
+  std::string GetShelfID();
   uint32_t GetZynqIP();
   uint32_t GetIPMCIP();
 
diff --git a/src/ApolloSM/ApolloSM_info.cc b/src/ApolloSM/ApolloSM_info.cc
index 52395d1..5b03fc1 100644
--- a/src/ApolloSM/ApolloSM_info.cc
+++ b/src/ApolloSM/ApolloSM_info.cc
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ int ApolloSM::GetRevNumber(){
   }
   return ret;
 };
-int ApolloSM::GetShelfID(){
-  int ret = -1; //default value
+std::string ApolloSM::GetShelfID(){
+  std::string ret = ""; //default value
   try{
-    ret = ReadRegister("SLAVE_I2C.S1.SM.INFO.SLOT");
+    ret = ReadString("SLAVE_I2C.S6.SHELF_ID");
   }catch(BUException::BAD_REG_NAME & e2){
-    //eat this exception and just return -1;
+    //eat this exception and just return an empty string
   }
   return ret;
 };
diff --git a/src/standalone/SM_boot.cxx b/src/standalone/SM_boot.cxx
index 70acc15..fbdaeff 100644
--- a/src/standalone/SM_boot.cxx
+++ b/src/standalone/SM_boot.cxx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE "/etc/SM_boot"
 #define DEFAULT_POLLTIME_IN_SECONDS 10
 #define DEFAULT_CONN_FILE   "/fw/SM/address_table/connections.xml"
-#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR     "/opt/address_table/"
+#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR     "/fw/SM/address_table"
 #define DEFAULT_PID_FILE    "/var/run/sm_boot.pid"
 #define DEFAULT_POWERUP_TIME 5
 #define DEFAULT_SENSORS_THROUGH_ZYNQ false // This means: by default, read the sensors through the zynq
diff --git a/src/standalone/heartbeat.cxx b/src/standalone/heartbeat.cxx
index aca53d4..4bc73a5 100644
--- a/src/standalone/heartbeat.cxx
+++ b/src/standalone/heartbeat.cxx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE "/etc/heartbeat"
 
 #define DEFAULT_POLLTIME_IN_SECONDS 10
-#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR "/opt/address_table/"
+#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR "/fw/SM/address_table"
 #define DEFAULT_PID_FILE "/var/run/heartbeat.pid"
 #define DEFAULT_CONN_FILE "/fw/SM/address_table/connections.xml"
 
diff --git a/src/standalone/i2c_write_monitor.cxx b/src/standalone/i2c_write_monitor.cxx
index 7aba2c3..48c77dc 100644
--- a/src/standalone/i2c_write_monitor.cxx
+++ b/src/standalone/i2c_write_monitor.cxx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_POLLTIME_IN_SECONDS 1
 #define DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS 60
 #define DEFAULT_CONN_FILE "/fw/SM/address_table/connections.xml"
-#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR "/opt/address_table/"
+#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR "/fw/SM/address_table"
 #define DEFAULT_PID_FILE "/var/run/i2c_write_monitor.pid"
 
 // Register name to read for the I2C write check
diff --git a/src/standalone/ps_monitor.cxx b/src/standalone/ps_monitor.cxx
index b8e9061..15bdbda 100644
--- a/src/standalone/ps_monitor.cxx
+++ b/src/standalone/ps_monitor.cxx
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE "/etc/ps_monitor"
 
 #define DEFAULT_POLLTIME_IN_SECONDS 10
-#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR "/opt/address_table"
+#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR "/fw/SM/address_table"
 #define DEFAULT_PID_FILE "/var/run/ps_monitor.pid"
 #define DEFAULT_CONN_FILE "/fw/SM/address_table/connections.xml"
 
diff --git a/src/standalone/pwr_monitor.cxx b/src/standalone/pwr_monitor.cxx
index 6951af4..bdda160 100644
--- a/src/standalone/pwr_monitor.cxx
+++ b/src/standalone/pwr_monitor.cxx
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ void UpdateINA3221Sensor(ApolloSM * sm,
 #define DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE "/etc/pwr_monitor"
 
 #define DEFAULT_POLLTIME_IN_SECONDS 10
-#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR "/opt/address_table"
+#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR "/fw/SM/address_table"
 #define DEFAULT_PID_FILE "/var/run/pwr_monitor.pid"
 #define DEFAULT_CONN_FILE "/fw/SM/address_table/connections.xml"
 
diff --git a/src/standalone/xvc_server.cxx b/src/standalone/xvc_server.cxx
index c64831c..ddc30df 100644
--- a/src/standalone/xvc_server.cxx
+++ b/src/standalone/xvc_server.cxx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 // ================================================================================
 // Setup for boost program_options
 #define DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE "/etc/xvc_server"
-#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR "/opt/address_table/"
+#define DEFAULT_RUN_DIR "/fw/SM/address_table"
 #define DEFAULT_PID_DIR "/var/run/"
 #define DEFAULT_XVCPREFIX " "
 #define DEFAULT_XVCPORT -1