diff --git a/doc/ffserver.conf b/doc/ffserver.conf
index e7eee0d17c..6ce7aae4fc 100644
--- a/doc/ffserver.conf
+++ b/doc/ffserver.conf
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ FileMaxSize 200K
 # This marks the file as readonly and it will not be deleted or updated.
 
 # Specify launch in order to start ffmpeg automatically.
-#Launch
+# First ffmpeg must be defined with an appropriate path if needed,
+# after that options can follow, but avoid adding the http:// field
+#Launch ffmpeg
 
 # Only allow connections from localhost to the feed.
 ACL allow 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/ffserver.c b/ffserver.c
index 9d34419c76..4bb95442f6 100644
--- a/ffserver.c
+++ b/ffserver.c
@@ -3852,10 +3852,7 @@ static int parse_ffconfig(const char *filename)
 
                 feed->child_argv = (char **) av_mallocz(64 * sizeof(char *));
 
-                feed->child_argv[0] = av_malloc(7);
-                strcpy(feed->child_argv[0], "ffmpeg");
-
-                for (i = 1; i < 62; i++) {
+                for (i = 0; i < 62; i++) {
                     char argbuf[256];
 
                     get_arg(argbuf, sizeof(argbuf), &p);