diff --git a/cluster/README b/cluster/README
index 137ad9d..3669b7f 100644
--- a/cluster/README
+++ b/cluster/README
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ fping. They all take as first and mandatory positional argument a host
 list name “NAME”; the list will be searched according to the following
 pattern:
 
-```  $HOME/.config/cluster/NAME.lst
+```  $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cluster/NAME.lst
 
+($XDG_CONFIG_HOME being equivalent to $HOME/.config if unset.)
 For example, one can call the cluster-ping.sh script typing:
 
 ```  cluster-ping my_hosts
 
-to use the hosts' file $HOME/.config/cluster/my_hosts.lst
+to use the hosts' file $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cluster/my_hosts.lst
 
 The format of such a .lst file is one line per host name or IP address,
 for example:
diff --git a/cluster/cluster-deploy.sh b/cluster/cluster-deploy.sh
index 9775c65..961edc0 100755
--- a/cluster/cluster-deploy.sh
+++ b/cluster/cluster-deploy.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,10 @@ fi
 
 # Hosts' list file
 HOSTS_LIST_NAME="$1"
-HOSTS="$HOME/.config/cluster/${HOSTS_LIST_NAME}.lst"
+if [ "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" = "" ] ; then
+  XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
+fi
+HOSTS="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cluster/${HOSTS_LIST_NAME}.lst"
 shift
 echo "Using file '$HOSTS' as hosts' list."
 if [ ! -f "$HOSTS" ] ; then
diff --git a/cluster/cluster-ping.sh b/cluster/cluster-ping.sh
index 453b8b3..894d0d2 100755
--- a/cluster/cluster-ping.sh
+++ b/cluster/cluster-ping.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ if [ $# -ne 1 ] ; then
 fi
 
 # Hosts' list file
-HOSTS="$HOME/.config/cluster/$1.lst"
+if [ "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" = "" ] ; then
+  XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
+fi
+HOSTS="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cluster/$1.lst"
 echo "Using file '$HOSTS' as hosts' list."
 if [ ! -f "$HOSTS" ] ; then
   echo "The hosts' list file doesn't exist or is not a regular file."
diff --git a/cluster/cluster-run.sh b/cluster/cluster-run.sh
index d363599..5e12a41 100755
--- a/cluster/cluster-run.sh
+++ b/cluster/cluster-run.sh
@@ -44,7 +44,10 @@ if [ "$PSSH" = "" ] ; then
 fi
 
 # Hosts' list file
-HOSTS="$HOME/.config/cluster/$1.lst"
+if [ "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" = "" ] ; then
+  XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
+fi
+HOSTS="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cluster/$1.lst"
 shift
 echo "Using file '$HOSTS' as hosts' list."
 if [ ! -f "$HOSTS" ] ; then
diff --git a/cluster/cluster-ssh.sh b/cluster/cluster-ssh.sh
index 9cf2e44..6cb6d16 100755
--- a/cluster/cluster-ssh.sh
+++ b/cluster/cluster-ssh.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ elif [ $# -ne 1 ] ; then
 fi
 
 # Hosts' list file
-HOSTS="$HOME/.config/cluster/$1.lst"
+if [ "$XDG_CONFIG_HOME" = "" ] ; then
+  XDG_CONFIG_HOME="$HOME/.config"
+fi
+HOSTS="$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/cluster/$1.lst"
 shift
 echo "Using file '$HOSTS' as hosts' list."
 if [ ! -f "$HOSTS" ] ; then