diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 7bdd3ae7..85b30d58 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -1516,6 +1516,7 @@ void CConfigManager::loadConfigLoadVars() {
         while (std::getline(ifs, line)) {
             // Read line by line.
             try {
+                configCurrentPath = mainConfigPath;
                 parseLine(line);
             } catch (...) {
                 Debug::log(ERR, "Error reading line from config. Line:");
diff --git a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
index 1010a29e..d18c8f47 100644
--- a/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/MiscFunctions.cpp
@@ -130,9 +130,9 @@ std::string absolutePath(const std::string& rawpath, const std::string& currentP
 
         if (value[1] == '.') {
             auto parentDir = currentDir.substr(0, currentDir.find_last_of('/'));
-            value.replace(0, 2, parentDir);
+            value.replace(0, 2 + currentPath.empty(), parentDir);
         } else {
-            value.replace(0, 1, currentDir);
+            value.replace(0, 1 + currentPath.empty(), currentDir);
         }
     }