diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index df81e30f..cf06662e 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Enhancements and news features:
 
 Bugs corrected:
 
+    * Correct a bug with Glances pip install --user (issue #383)
     * Correct issue on battery stat update (issue #433)
     * Correct issue on process no longer exist (issues #414 and #432)
 
diff --git a/glances/core/glances_config.py b/glances/core/glances_config.py
index e783defe..7dd90091 100644
--- a/glances/core/glances_config.py
+++ b/glances/core/glances_config.py
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ class Config(object):
         The list is built taking into account of the OS, priority and location.
 
         * running from source: /path/to/glances/conf
+        * per-user install: ~/.local/etc/glances (Unix-like only)
         * Linux: ~/.config/glances, /etc/glances
         * BSD: ~/.config/glances, /usr/local/etc/glances
         * Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/glances, /usr/local/etc/glances
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ class Config(object):
         The config file will be searched in the following order of priority:
             * /path/to/file (via -C flag)
             * /path/to/glances/conf
+            * user's local directory (per-user install settings)
             * user's home directory (per-user settings)
             * {/usr/local,}/etc directory (system-wide settings)
         """
@@ -110,6 +112,9 @@ class Config(object):
         if os.path.exists(conf_path):
             paths.append(os.path.join(conf_path, self.config_filename))
 
+        if not is_windows:
+            paths.append(os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~/.local'), 'etc', appname, self.config_filename))
+
         if is_linux or is_bsd:
             paths.append(os.path.join(
                 os.environ.get('XDG_CONFIG_HOME') or os.path.expanduser(
diff --git a/glances/core/glances_globals.py b/glances/core/glances_globals.py
index 6a9ecda6..583c856c 100644
--- a/glances/core/glances_globals.py
+++ b/glances/core/glances_globals.py
@@ -49,16 +49,18 @@ plugins_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(work_path, '..', 'plugins'))
 sys_path = sys.path[:]
 sys.path.insert(0, plugins_path)
 
+
+def get_locale_path(paths):
+    for path in paths:
+        if os.path.exists(path):
+            return path
+
 # i18n
 gettext_domain = appname
 i18n_path = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(work_path, '..', '..', 'i18n'))
+user_i18n_path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~/.local'), 'share', 'locale')
 sys_i18n_path = os.path.join(sys_prefix, 'share', 'locale')
-if os.path.exists(i18n_path):
-    locale_dir = i18n_path
-elif os.path.exists(sys_i18n_path):
-    locale_dir = sys_i18n_path
-else:
-    locale_dir = None
+locale_dir = get_locale_path([i18n_path, user_i18n_path, sys_i18n_path])
 
 # Create and init the logging instance
 logger = glancesLogger()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a823d15b..4028bd70 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import sys
 
 from setuptools import setup
 
+
 def get_data_files():
     data_files = [
         ('share/doc/glances', ['AUTHORS', 'COPYING', 'NEWS', 'README.rst',
@@ -14,21 +15,29 @@ def get_data_files():
         ('share/man/man1', ['man/glances.1'])
     ]
 
-    if hasattr(sys, 'real_prefix') or 'bsd' in sys.platform:
+    if os.name == 'posix' and os.getuid() == 0:  # Unix-like + root privileges
+        if 'bsd' in sys.platform:
+            conf_path = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'etc', 'glances')
+        elif 'linux' in sys.platform:
+            conf_path = os.path.join('/etc', 'glances')
+        elif 'darwin' in sys.platform:
+            conf_path = os.path.join('/usr/local', 'etc', 'glances')
+    elif hasattr(sys, 'real_prefix'):  # virtualenv
         conf_path = os.path.join(sys.prefix, 'etc', 'glances')
-    elif not hasattr(sys, 'real_prefix') and 'linux' in sys.platform:
-        conf_path = os.path.join('/etc', 'glances')
-    elif 'darwin' in sys.platform:
-        conf_path = os.path.join('/usr/local', 'etc', 'glances')
-    elif 'win32' in sys.platform:
+    elif 'win32' in sys.platform:  # windows
         conf_path = os.path.join(os.environ.get('APPDATA'), 'glances')
+    else:  # Unix-like + per-user install
+        conf_path = os.path.join('etc', 'glances')
+
     data_files.append((conf_path, ['conf/glances.conf']))
 
     for mo in glob.glob('i18n/*/LC_MESSAGES/*.mo'):
-        data_files.append((os.path.dirname(mo).replace('i18n/', 'share/locale/'), [mo]))
+        data_files.append(
+            (os.path.dirname(mo).replace('i18n/', 'share/locale/'), [mo]))
 
     return data_files
 
+
 def get_requires():
     requires = ['psutil>=2.0.0']
     if sys.platform.startswith('win'):