diff --git a/build.go b/build.go
index 7943bd8716c..72f7f498d97 100644
--- a/build.go
+++ b/build.go
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
+	"path"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
-	"path"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -126,9 +126,9 @@ func makeLatestDistCopies() {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to create latest copies. Cannot read from /dist")
 	}
 
-	latestMapping := map[string]string {
-		".deb": "dist/grafana_latest_amd64.deb",
-		".rpm": "dist/grafana-latest-1.x86_64.rpm",
+	latestMapping := map[string]string{
+		".deb":    "dist/grafana_latest_amd64.deb",
+		".rpm":    "dist/grafana-latest-1.x86_64.rpm",
 		".tar.gz": "dist/grafana-latest.linux-x64.tar.gz",
 	}
 
@@ -287,6 +287,14 @@ func createPackage(options linuxPackageOptions) {
 		"-p", "./dist",
 	}
 
+	if options.packageType == "rpm" {
+		args = append(args, "--rpm-posttrans", "packaging/rpm/control/posttrans")
+	}
+
+	if options.packageType == "deb" {
+		args = append(args, "--deb-no-default-config-files")
+	}
+
 	if pkgArch != "" {
 		args = append(args, "-a", pkgArch)
 	}
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/control/postinst b/packaging/rpm/control/postinst
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index be3d7692a5f..cf31112679d
--- a/packaging/rpm/control/postinst
+++ b/packaging/rpm/control/postinst
@@ -68,13 +68,6 @@ if [ $1 -eq 1 ] ; then
     echo " sudo service grafana-server start"
   fi
 elif [ $1 -ge 2 ] ; then
-  if [ -x /opt/grafana/ ]; then
-    echo "### Upgrading Notice ### "
-    echo "-- New grafana install home is /usr/share/grafana"
-    echo "-- Please move sqlite3 database to /var/lib/grafana/"
-    echo "-- Notice: service name && binary changed to grafana-server"
-  fi
-
   if [ "$RESTART_ON_UPGRADE" == "true" ]; then
     stopGrafana
     startGrafana
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/control/posttrans b/packaging/rpm/control/posttrans
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..0afe4561a93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/rpm/control/posttrans
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+echo "POSTTRANS: Running script"
+
+[ -f /etc/sysconfig/grafana-server ] && . /etc/sysconfig/grafana-server
+
+# copy config files if missing
+if [ ! -f /etc/grafana/grafana.ini ]; then
+  echo "POSTTRANS: Config file not found"
+
+  if [ -f /etc/grafana/grafana.ini.rpmsave ]; then
+    echo "POSTTRANS: /etc/grafana/grafana.ini.rpmsave config file found."
+    mv /etc/grafana/grafana.ini.rpmsave /etc/grafana/grafana.ini
+    echo "POSTTRANS: /etc/grafana/grafana.ini restored"
+
+    if [ -f /etc/grafana/ldap.toml.rpmsave ]; then
+      echo "POSTTRANS: /etc/grafana/ldap.toml.rpmsave found"
+      mv /etc/grafana/ldap.toml.rpmsave /etc/grafana/ldap.toml
+      echo "POSTTRANS: /etc/grafana/ldap.toml restored"
+    fi
+
+    echo "POSTTRANS: Restoring config file permissions"
+    chown -Rh root:$GRAFANA_GROUP /etc/grafana/*
+    chmod 755 /etc/grafana
+    find /etc/grafana -type f -exec chmod 640 {} ';'
+    find /etc/grafana -type d -exec chmod 755 {} ';'
+  fi
+fi
+
+