diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 46ae342..0efaec9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ module.
 
 0.6
 -----
-1. Check for existance $KDETMP, or $TMPDIR when creating socket.
+1. Check for existance $TDETMP, or $TMPDIR when creating socket.
 2. Use UTF-8 when talking to KDED module.
 
 0.5.1
diff --git a/common/common.h b/common/common.h
index f4a93fb..afc8d46 100644
--- a/common/common.h
+++ b/common/common.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static const char * getPidFileName()
 
         if(user)
         {
-            char *tmp=getenv("KDETMP");
+            char *tmp=getenv("TDETMP");
 
             if(!tmp || !tmp[0])
                 tmp=getenv("TMPDIR");
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static const char * getSockName()
 
         if(user)
         {
-            char *tmp=getenv("KDETMP");
+            char *tmp=getenv("TDETMP");
 
             if(!tmp || !tmp[0])
                 tmp=getenv("TMPDIR");