diff --git a/src/helper_startup.py b/src/helper_startup.py
index 11671481..a194a574 100644
--- a/src/helper_startup.py
+++ b/src/helper_startup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def loadConfig():
             needToCreateKeysFile = True
 
     else:
-        shared.config.read(shared.lookupExeFolder() + 'keys.dat'))
+        shared.config.read(shared.lookupExeFolder() + 'keys.dat')
         try:
             shared.config.get('bitmessagesettings', 'settingsversion')
             print 'Loading config files from same directory as program.'
diff --git a/src/shared.py b/src/shared.py
index 77b81322..944cb659 100644
--- a/src/shared.py
+++ b/src/shared.py
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ def assembleErrorMessage(fatal=0, banTime=0, inventoryVector='', errorText=''):
 
 def lookupExeFolder():
     if frozen:
-        exeFolder = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(sys.executable), '/')
-   elif __file__:
-        exeFolder = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '/')
+        exeFolder = path.dirname(sys.executable) + path.sep
+    elif __file__:
+        exeFolder = path.dirname(__file__) + path.sep
     else:
         exeFolder = ''
     return exeFolder