diff --git a/net-analyzer/theHarvester/theHarvester-4.2.0.ebuild b/net-analyzer/theHarvester/theHarvester-4.2.0.ebuild
index 4c5ef5631..a9516c989 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/theHarvester/theHarvester-4.2.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-analyzer/theHarvester/theHarvester-4.2.0.ebuild
@@ -59,3 +59,8 @@ src_prepare() {
 	rm -r tests || die
 	default
 }
+
+python_install_all() {
+	dosym "$(python_get_sitedir)/etc/theHarvester" /etc/theHarvester
+	distutils-r1_python_install_all
+}
diff --git a/net-analyzer/theHarvester/theHarvester-4.3.0.ebuild b/net-analyzer/theHarvester/theHarvester-4.3.0.ebuild
index 4c5ef5631..80ffde2ef 100644
--- a/net-analyzer/theHarvester/theHarvester-4.3.0.ebuild
+++ b/net-analyzer/theHarvester/theHarvester-4.3.0.ebuild
@@ -59,3 +59,9 @@ src_prepare() {
 	rm -r tests || die
 	default
 }
+
+# hack: https://github.com/laramies/theHarvester/issues/1430
+python_install_all() {
+	dosym "$(python_get_sitedir)/etc/theHarvester" /etc/theHarvester
+	distutils-r1_python_install_all
+}