diff --git a/macros.icinga b/macros.icinga
index 21de466..08d6eaf 100644
--- a/macros.icinga
+++ b/macros.icinga
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
 # files
 #
 
+# This is where the current status of all monitored services and
+# hosts is stored
+%icinga_status_file         %{icinga_spooldir}/status.dat
+# This is the file that Icinga should use to store host and
+# service state information before it shuts down.
+%icinga_state_retention_file %{icinga_spooldir}/retention.dat
 # Icinga lock file
 %icinga_lockfile            %{icinga_rundir}/icinga.pid
 # Icinga ido2db lock file
@@ -46,6 +52,7 @@
 # Icinga external command file - the name icinga.cmd is static, only the
 # directory is configurable
 %icinga_cmdfile             %{icinga_cmd_filedir}/icinga.cmd
+%icinga_command_file        %{icinga_cmdfile}
 # Icinga ido2db socket file
 %icinga_ido2db_socketfile   %{icinga_rundir}/ido2db.sock
 # Icinga initscript error file
diff --git a/nagios-rpm-macros.changes b/nagios-rpm-macros.changes
index c7c2de1..f949333 100644
--- a/nagios-rpm-macros.changes
+++ b/nagios-rpm-macros.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug 17 15:02:35 UTC 2012 - thardeck@suse.com
+
+- readded status.dat and retention.dat paths
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May 29 14:14:26 UTC 2012 - thardeck@suse.com