diff --git a/install_helpers/install_ndncppdev.py b/install_helpers/install_ndncppdev.py
index 8dc09b7..89c7610 100644
--- a/install_helpers/install_ndncppdev.py
+++ b/install_helpers/install_ndncppdev.py
@@ -11,4 +11,7 @@
     os.system("./waf configure")
     os.system("./waf -j1")
     os.system("sudo ./waf install")
+    os.system("mkdir -p ~/.ndn")
+    os.system("cp client.conf.sample ~/.ndn/client.conf")
+    os.system("sed -i 's/^protocol=.*$/protocol=nfd-0.1/g' ~/.ndn/client.conf")
     os.chdir("..")