diff --git a/plugins/chrony/chrony_ b/plugins/chrony/chrony_
index 038a086b..667ee99f 100755
--- a/plugins/chrony/chrony_
+++ b/plugins/chrony/chrony_
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Examples:
 
 Plugin configuration parameters
 
-# path to the crhonyc executable
+# path to the crhonyc executable when it is not in the default path
 env.chronycpath /usr/local/bin/chronyc
 
 # graphlimit sets the horizontal axis for seconds and PPM the
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ BEGIN{
 
 
 
-my $chronyc = $ENV{'chrony'} || "/usr/local/bin/chronyc";
+my $chronyc = $ENV{'chronycpath'} || `which chronyc`;
 my $graphlimit = $ENV{'graphlimit'} || 1.0;