diff --git a/apps/bulletobjecttool/main.cpp b/apps/bulletobjecttool/main.cpp
index 5cb275a53d..66f710df72 100644
--- a/apps/bulletobjecttool/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/bulletobjecttool/main.cpp
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ namespace
         }
 
         Files::ConfigurationManager config;
+        config.processPaths(variables, std::filesystem::current_path());
         config.readConfiguration(variables, desc);
 
         Debug::setupLogging(config.getLogPath(), applicationName);
diff --git a/apps/essimporter/main.cpp b/apps/essimporter/main.cpp
index f0833e9d81..50e11e2c5a 100644
--- a/apps/essimporter/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/essimporter/main.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ Allowed options)");
         bpo::notify(variables);
 
         Files::ConfigurationManager cfgManager(true);
+        cfgManager.processPaths(variables, std::filesystem::current_path());
         cfgManager.readConfiguration(variables, desc);
 
         const auto& essFile = variables["mwsave"].as<Files::MaybeQuotedPath>();
diff --git a/apps/navmeshtool/main.cpp b/apps/navmeshtool/main.cpp
index e148e60d54..65ee6df6b1 100644
--- a/apps/navmeshtool/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/navmeshtool/main.cpp
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ namespace NavMeshTool
             }
 
             Files::ConfigurationManager config;
+            config.processPaths(variables, std::filesystem::current_path());
             config.readConfiguration(variables, desc);
 
             Debug::setupLogging(config.getLogPath(), applicationName);
diff --git a/apps/openmw/main.cpp b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
index 812a6ffd85..12b327c222 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/main.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/main.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ bool parseOptions(int argc, char** argv, OMW::Engine& engine, Files::Configurati
         return false;
     }
 
+    cfgMgr.processPaths(variables, std::filesystem::current_path());
+
     cfgMgr.readConfiguration(variables, desc);
 
     Debug::setupLogging(cfgMgr.getLogPath(), "OpenMW");
diff --git a/components/files/linuxpath.cpp b/components/files/linuxpath.cpp
index 4dbe119917..aa8c410748 100644
--- a/components/files/linuxpath.cpp
+++ b/components/files/linuxpath.cpp
@@ -51,14 +51,6 @@ namespace Files
     LinuxPath::LinuxPath(const std::string& application_name)
         : mName(application_name)
     {
-        std::error_code ec;
-        current_path(getLocalPath(), ec);
-        const auto err = ec.value();
-        if (err != 0)
-        {
-            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Error " << err << " " << std::generic_category().message(errno)
-                                << " when changing current directory";
-        }
     }
 
     std::filesystem::path LinuxPath::getUserConfigPath() const
diff --git a/components/files/macospath.cpp b/components/files/macospath.cpp
index 4b37c2fb26..f98bb72a8f 100644
--- a/components/files/macospath.cpp
+++ b/components/files/macospath.cpp
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ namespace Files
     MacOsPath::MacOsPath(const std::string& application_name)
         : mName(application_name)
     {
-        std::filesystem::path binary_path = getBinaryPath();
-        std::error_code ec;
-        std::filesystem::current_path(binary_path.parent_path(), ec);
-        if (ec.value() != 0)
-            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Error " << ec.message() << " when changing current directory";
     }
 
     std::filesystem::path MacOsPath::getUserConfigPath() const
diff --git a/components/files/windowspath.cpp b/components/files/windowspath.cpp
index 6fb9845976..77faa23131 100644
--- a/components/files/windowspath.cpp
+++ b/components/files/windowspath.cpp
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ namespace Files
     WindowsPath::WindowsPath(const std::string& application_name)
         : mName(application_name)
     {
-        std::error_code ec;
-        current_path(getLocalPath(), ec);
-        if (ec.value() != 0)
-            Log(Debug::Warning) << "Error " << ec.value() << " when changing current directory";
     }
 
     std::filesystem::path WindowsPath::getUserConfigPath() const