diff --git a/app/devices/device_edit.php b/app/devices/device_edit.php
index ea89761764..b41bc5ce7f 100644
--- a/app/devices/device_edit.php
+++ b/app/devices/device_edit.php
@@ -422,22 +422,21 @@ require_once "resources/require.php";
 	echo "	".$text['label-device_template'].":\n";
 	echo "</td>\n";
 	echo "<td class='vtable' align='left'>\n";
+	$device = new device;
+	$template_dir = $device->get_template_dir();
+
 	echo "<select id='device_template' name='device_template' class='formfld'>\n";
 	echo "<option value=''></option>\n";
-	if (is_dir($_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH."/resources/templates/provision/".$_SESSION["domain_name"])) {
-		$temp_dir = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH."/resources/templates/provision/".$_SESSION["domain_name"];
-	} else {
-		$temp_dir = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH."/resources/templates/provision";
-	}
-	if($dh = opendir($temp_dir)) {
+
+	if ($dh = opendir($template_dir)) {
 		while($dir = readdir($dh)) {
 			if($file != "." && $dir != ".." && $dir[0] != '.') {
-				if(is_dir($temp_dir . "/" . $dir)) {
+				if(is_dir($template_dir . "/" . $dir)) {
 					echo "<optgroup label='$dir'>";
-					if($dh_sub = opendir($temp_dir.'/'.$dir)) {
+					if($dh_sub = opendir($template_dir.'/'.$dir)) {
 						while($dir_sub = readdir($dh_sub)) {
 							if($file_sub != '.' && $dir_sub != '..' && $dir_sub[0] != '.') {
-								if(is_dir($temp_dir . '/' . $dir .'/'. $dir_sub)) {
+								if(is_dir($template_dir . '/' . $dir .'/'. $dir_sub)) {
 									if ($device_template == $dir."/".$dir_sub) {
 										echo "<option value='".$dir."/".$dir_sub."' selected='selected'>".$dir."/".$dir_sub."</option>\n";
 									}
diff --git a/app/devices/resources/classes/device.php b/app/devices/resources/classes/device.php
index b8345a798a..aa445dfdf8 100644
--- a/app/devices/resources/classes/device.php
+++ b/app/devices/resources/classes/device.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ include "root.php";
 	class device {
 		public $db;
 		public $domain_uuid;
+		public $template_dir;
 
 		public function __construct() {
 			//require_once "resources/classes/database.php";
@@ -106,6 +107,66 @@ include "root.php";
 				return $device_vendor;
 		}
 
+		public function get_template_dir() {
+			//set the default template directory
+				switch (PHP_OS) {
+				case "Linux":
+					//set the default template dir
+						if (strlen($this->template_dir) == 0) {
+							if (file_exists('/etc/fusionpbx/templates/provision')) {
+								$this->template_dir = '/etc/fusionpbx/templates/provision';
+							}
+							else {
+								$this->template_dir = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH.'/resources/templates/provision';
+							}
+						}
+					break;
+				case "FreeBSD":
+					//if the FreeBSD port is installed use the following paths by default.
+						if (file_exists('/usr/local/etc/fusionpbx/templates/provision')) {
+							if (strlen($this->template_dir) == 0) {
+								$this->template_dir = '/usr/local/etc/fusionpbx/templates/provision';
+							}
+							else {
+								$this->template_dir = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH.'/resources/templates/provision';
+							}
+						}
+						else {
+							if (strlen($this->template_dir) == 0) {
+								$this->template_dir = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH.'/resources/templates/provision';
+							}
+							else {
+								$this->template_dir = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH.'/resources/templates/provision';
+							}
+						}
+					break;
+				case "NetBSD":
+					//set the default template_dir
+						if (strlen($this->template_dir) == 0) {
+							$this->template_dir = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH.'/resources/templates/provision';
+						}
+					break;
+				case "OpenBSD":
+					//set the default template_dir
+						if (strlen($this->template_dir) == 0) {
+							$this->template_dir = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH.'/resources/templates/provision';
+						}
+					break;
+				default:
+					//set the default template_dir
+						if (strlen($this->template_dir) == 0) {
+							$this->template_dir = $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"].PROJECT_PATH.'/resources/templates/provision';
+						}
+				}
+
+			//check to see if the domain name sub directory exists
+				if (is_dir($this->template_dir."/".$_SESSION["domain_name"])) {
+					$this->template_dir = $this->template_dir."/".$_SESSION["domain_name"];
+				}
+
+			//return the template directory
+				return $this->template_dir;
+		}
 	}
 
 ?>
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