diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index f0afeaf..8227512 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+* 0.2.4
+	- Remove hardcoded ipc path in middleware
 * 0.2.3
 	- Use dsn and config for keystore database settings
 * 0.2.2
diff --git a/crypto_dev_signer/eth/web3ext/__init__.py b/crypto_dev_signer/eth/web3ext/__init__.py
index 1b07e52..f8f3a96 100644
--- a/crypto_dev_signer/eth/web3ext/__init__.py
+++ b/crypto_dev_signer/eth/web3ext/__init__.py
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ re_http = re.compile('^https?://')
 
 
 #def create_middleware(ipcaddr='/var/run/cic-platform/cic.ipc'):
-def create_middleware(ipcaddr='/tmp/foo.ipc'):
-    PlatformMiddleware.ipcaddr = ipcaddr
+def create_middleware(ipcpath):
+    PlatformMiddleware.ipcaddr = ipcpath
     return PlatformMiddleware
 
 
 # overrides the original Web3 constructor
-def Web3(blockchain_provider='ws://localhost:8546', ipcaddr=None):
+def Web3(blockchain_provider='ws://localhost:8546', ipcpath='/run/crypto-dev-signer/jsonrpc.ipc'):
     provider = None
     if re.match(re_websocket, blockchain_provider) != None:
         provider = WebsocketProvider(blockchain_provider)
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ def Web3(blockchain_provider='ws://localhost:8546', ipcaddr=None):
 
     w3 = Web3super(provider)
 
-    w3.middleware_onion.add(create_middleware())
+    w3.middleware_onion.add(create_middleware(ipcpath))
     w3.eth.personal = w3.geth.personal
     return w3
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c9d95ef..d695d26 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
         name="crypto-dev-signer",
-        version="0.2.3",
+        version="0.2.4",
         description="A signer and keystore daemon and library for cryptocurrency software development",
         author="Louis Holbrook",
         author_email="dev@holbrook.no",