diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.cs
index a776e53384..235de91977 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/PlayMovie.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
         private void BrowseMovies_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
         {
             OpenFileDialog o = new OpenFileDialog();
-            o.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.MoviesPath);
+            o.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.MoviesPath, "");
             if (o.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
             {
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathConfig.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathConfig.cs
index ebedf27f69..8d50f9667c 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathConfig.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathConfig.cs
@@ -159,8 +159,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
         {
             FolderBrowserDialog f = new FolderBrowserDialog();
             f.Description = "Set the directory for " + Name;
-            //f.SelectedPath = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(box.Text, System);
-            f.SelectedPath = Global.Config.LastRomPath;
+            f.SelectedPath = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(box.Text, System);
             DialogResult result = f.ShowDialog();
             if (result == DialogResult.OK)
                 box.Text = f.SelectedPath;
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathManager.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathManager.cs
index 2f02a81c9d..5c84612352 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathManager.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/config/PathManager.cs
@@ -100,16 +100,23 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 
             if (path[0] == '.')
             {
-                string tmp = path;
-                tmp = tmp.Remove(0, 1);
-                tmp = tmp.Insert(0, GetPlatformBase(system));
+                if (system.Length > 0)
+                {
+                    
+                    path = path.Remove(0, 1);
+                    path = path.Insert(0, GetPlatformBase(system));
+                }
                 if (path.Length == 1)
                     return GetBasePathAbsolute();
                 else
                 {
-                    tmp = path.Remove(0, 1);
-                    tmp = tmp.Insert(0, GetBasePathAbsolute());
-                    return tmp;
+                    if (path[0] == '.')
+                    {
+                        path = path.Remove(0, 1);
+                        path = path.Insert(0, GetBasePathAbsolute());
+                    }
+                    
+                    return path;
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
index 8b159f72a6..1096fc3eb8 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamSearch.cs
@@ -1241,12 +1241,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
             else if (!(Global.Emulator is NullEmulator))
             {
                 sfd.FileName = Global.Game.Name;
-                sfd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath);
+                sfd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath, "");
             }
             else
             {
                 sfd.FileName = "NULL";
-                sfd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath);
+                sfd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath, "");
             }
             sfd.Filter = "Watch Files (*.wch)|*.wch|All Files|*.*";
             sfd.RestoreDirectory = true;
@@ -1438,7 +1438,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
             var ofd = new OpenFileDialog();
             if (currentSearchFile.Length > 0)
                 ofd.FileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(currentSearchFile);
-            ofd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath);
+            ofd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath, "");
             ofd.Filter = "Watch Files (*.wch)|*.wch|All Files|*.*";
             ofd.RestoreDirectory = true;
             if (currentSearchFile.Length > 0)
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
index 80e56ee1d4..23178a4256 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/RamWatch.cs
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
             var ofd = new OpenFileDialog();
             if (currentWatchFile.Length > 0)
                 ofd.FileName = Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(currentWatchFile);
-            ofd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath);
+            ofd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath, "");
             ofd.Filter = "Watch Files (*.wch)|*.wch|All Files|*.*";
             ofd.RestoreDirectory = true;
 
@@ -638,12 +638,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
             else if (!(Global.Emulator is NullEmulator))
             {
                 sfd.FileName = Global.Game.Name;
-                sfd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath);
+                sfd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath, "");
             }
             else
             {
                 sfd.FileName = "NULL";
-                sfd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath);
+                sfd.InitialDirectory = PathManager.MakeAbsolutePath(Global.Config.WatchPath, "");
             }
             sfd.Filter = "Watch Files (*.wch)|*.wch|All Files|*.*";
             sfd.RestoreDirectory = true;