diff --git a/cmake/02-opts.cmake b/cmake/02-opts.cmake
index e561e025..2bd64eaf 100644
--- a/cmake/02-opts.cmake
+++ b/cmake/02-opts.cmake
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ set(SETTING_ALSA_SOUNDCARD "default"
   CACHE STRING "Name of the ALSA soundcard driver")
 set(SETTING_BSPWM_SOCKET_PATH "/tmp/bspwm_0_0-socket"
   CACHE STRING "Path to bspwm socket")
-set(SETTING_DWM_SOCKET_PATH "/tmp/dwm.sock"
-  CACHE STRING "Path to dwm socket")
 set(SETTING_BSPWM_STATUS_PREFIX "W"
   CACHE STRING "Prefix prepended to the bspwm status line")
 set(SETTING_CONNECTION_TEST_IP "8.8.8.8"
diff --git a/config.cmake b/config.cmake
index 407a05b3..3bee809d 100644
--- a/config.cmake
+++ b/config.cmake
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ label-urgent-padding = 2
 [module/dwm]
 type = internal/dwm
 format = <label-tags> <label-layout> <label-floating> <label-title>
+; Path to dwm socket (default: /tmp/dwm.sock)
+; socket-path = /tmp/dwm.sock
 
 ; Left-click to view tag, right-click to toggle tag view
 enable-tags-click = false
diff --git a/include/modules/dwm.hpp b/include/modules/dwm.hpp
index ab7ec38d..c4cb1642 100644
--- a/include/modules/dwm.hpp
+++ b/include/modules/dwm.hpp
@@ -290,6 +290,11 @@ namespace modules {
      */
     string m_secondary_layout_symbol{"[M]"};
 
+    /**
+     * DWM socket path. Can be overriden by config.
+     */
+    string m_socket_path{"/tmp/dwm.sock"};
+
     /**
      * Holds the address to the secondary layout specified by the secondary
      * layout symbol
diff --git a/include/settings.hpp.cmake b/include/settings.hpp.cmake
index 844a4af6..ddbac986 100644
--- a/include/settings.hpp.cmake
+++ b/include/settings.hpp.cmake
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ extern const char* const ALSA_SOUNDCARD;
 extern const char* const BSPWM_SOCKET_PATH;
 extern const char* const BSPWM_STATUS_PREFIX;
 extern const char* const CONNECTION_TEST_IP;
-extern const char* const DWM_SOCKET_PATH;
 extern const char* const PATH_ADAPTER;
 extern const char* const PATH_BACKLIGHT;
 extern const char* const PATH_BATTERY;
diff --git a/src/modules/dwm.cpp b/src/modules/dwm.cpp
index 5b21b1bd..e5d4fa81 100644
--- a/src/modules/dwm.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/dwm.cpp
@@ -16,23 +16,6 @@ namespace modules {
   template class module<dwm_module>;
 
   dwm_module::dwm_module(const bar_settings& bar, string name_) : event_module<dwm_module>(bar, move(name_)) {
-    string socket_path = env_util::get("DWM_SOCKET");
-    if (socket_path.empty()) {
-      // Defined by cmake
-      socket_path = DWM_SOCKET_PATH;
-    }
-
-    if (!file_util::exists(socket_path)) {
-      throw module_error("Could not find socket: " + (socket_path.empty() ? "<empty>" : socket_path));
-    }
-
-    try {
-      m_ipc = factory_util::unique<dwmipc::Connection>(socket_path);
-    } catch (const dwmipc::IPCError& err) {
-      throw module_error(err.what());
-    }
-    m_log.info("%s: Connected to dwm socket", name());
-
     // Load configuration
     m_formatter->add(
         DEFAULT_FORMAT, DEFAULT_FORMAT_TAGS, {TAG_LABEL_TAGS, TAG_LABEL_LAYOUT, TAG_LABEL_FLOATING, TAG_LABEL_TITLE});
@@ -71,10 +54,18 @@ namespace modules {
     m_layout_wrap = m_conf.get(name(), "layout-scroll-wrap", m_layout_wrap);
     m_layout_reverse = m_conf.get(name(), "layout-scroll-reverse", m_layout_reverse);
     m_secondary_layout_symbol = m_conf.get(name(), "secondary-layout-symbol", m_secondary_layout_symbol);
-
+    m_socket_path = m_conf.get(name(), "socket-path", m_socket_path);
     m_log.info("%s: Initialized formatter and labels", name());
 
+
+    if (!file_util::exists(m_socket_path)) {
+      throw module_error("Could not find socket: " + (m_socket_path.empty() ? "<empty>" : m_socket_path));
+    }
+
     try {
+      m_ipc = factory_util::unique<dwmipc::Connection>(m_socket_path);
+      m_log.info("%s: Connected to dwm socket", name());
+
       update_monitor_ref();
       m_log.info("%s: Initialized monitors", name());