diff --git a/telega-core.el b/telega-core.el
index 3655317..eaa78cb 100644
--- a/telega-core.el
+++ b/telega-core.el
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ Also return `nil' if FILENAME is `nil'."
 (defun telega-etc-file (filename)
   "Return absolute path to FILENAME from etc/ directory in telega.
 Use FILENAME as is if resulting file does not exist."
-  (let ((abspath (expand-file-name (concat "etc/" filename)
-                                   telega--lib-directory)))
+  (let ((abspath (expand-file-name filename "@SITEETC@")))
     (if (file-exists-p abspath)
         abspath
       filename)))
diff --git a/telega-server.el b/telega-server.el
index 7c616e2..df950fa 100644
--- a/telega-server.el
+++ b/telega-server.el
@@ -165,10 +165,7 @@ Set `telega-server-libs-prefix' to the TDLib installion path"
                    "docker")))
 
     (let ((exec-path (cons telega-directory exec-path)))
-      (or (if (executable-find telega-server-command)
-              (telega-server--check-version)
-            (telega-server-build))
-          (executable-find telega-server-command)
+      (or (executable-find telega-server-command)
           (error "`%s' not found in exec-path" telega-server-command)))))
 
 (defun telega-server--process-command (&rest flags)