diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8df9b39..b5417a8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,3 +32,4 @@ mock-1.1.4.tar.gz
 /mock-1.1.32.tar.gz
 /mock-1.1.33.tar.gz
 /mock-1.1.34.tar.gz
+/mock-1.1.35.tar.gz
diff --git a/mock.spec b/mock.spec
index c1d45b5..d89dea5 100644
--- a/mock.spec
+++ b/mock.spec
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # next four lines substituted by autoconf
 %define major 1
 %define minor 1
-%define sub 34
+%define sub 35
 %define extralevel %{nil}
 %define release_name mock
 %define release_version %{major}.%{minor}.%{sub}%{extralevel}
@@ -88,8 +88,24 @@ exit 0
 # fix cache permissions from old installs
 chmod 2775 /var/cache/mock
 
+if [ -e /etc/fedora-release ]
+then
+    if grep -i rawhide /etc/fedora-release > /dev/null 2>&1
+    then
+	# Fedora release XX (Rawhide)
+	ver=rawhide
+    else
+	# Fedora release XX (name)
+	ver=$(cat /etc/fedora-release | awk '{print $3;}')
+    fi
+else
+    # Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Release X.YY (name)
+    ver=$(cat /etc/redhat-release | awk '{print $7;}' | sed -e 's/\..*$//')
+fi
+
 rm -f %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/default.cfg
 cfg=%{?fedora:fedora}%{?rhel:epel}-$ver-$(uname -i).cfg
+[ -e %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/$cfg ] || exit -2
 ln -s -f $cfg %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/default.cfg
 :
 
@@ -128,6 +144,9 @@ ln -s -f $cfg %{_sysconfdir}/%{name}/default.cfg
 %{python_sitelib}/mockbuild/scm.py*
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Nov  5 2013 Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com> - 1.1.35-1
+- modified %%post logic to set default config correctly
+
 * Tue Oct 29 2013 Clark Williams <williams@redhat.com> - 1.1.34-1
 - fixed specfile to include mass rebuild changelog entry
 - package_state: drop privs when writing available_packages data [BZ# 916685]
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index 3ea7780..e7a74fb 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-b3b4fe834d21782ccde2e010bbe315ca  mock-1.1.34.tar.gz
+acaf7c9030f20900b124c02951c37782  mock-1.1.35.tar.gz