diff --git a/src/bin/bin.cpp b/src/bin/bin.cpp
--- a/src/bin/bin.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/bin.cpp
@@ -846,11 +846,10 @@
             if (!xml.isNull()) {
 		QUrl url = QUrl::fromLocalFile(EffectsList::property(xml, "resource"));
 		if (url.isValid()) {
+		  QUrl directoryURL = url.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename);
+		  QDesktopServices::openUrl(directoryURL);
 		  qDebug()<<"  / / "+url.toString();
-		  QString directoryURL = url.toString();
-		  directoryURL = directoryURL.mid(0,directoryURL.lastIndexOf('/')+1);
-		  qDebug()<<"  / / "+directoryURL;
-		  QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(directoryURL));
+		  qDebug()<<"  / / "+directoryURL.toString();
 		} else {
 		  emitMessage(i18n("Couldn't locate ") + QString(" ("+url.toString()+")"), ErrorMessage);
 		  return;
diff --git a/src/mltconnection.cpp b/src/mltconnection.cpp
--- a/src/mltconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/mltconnection.cpp
@@ -35,13 +35,13 @@
     if (basePath.isEmpty() || !QFile::exists(basePath)) basePath = qgetenv("MLT_DATA") + "/profiles/";
     if (basePath.isEmpty() || !QFile::exists(basePath)) basePath = qgetenv("MLT_PREFIX") + "/share/mlt/profiles/";
     if (basePath.isEmpty() || !QFile::exists(basePath)) basePath = KdenliveSettings::mltpath();
-    if (basePath.isEmpty() || !QFile::exists(basePath)) basePath = QStringLiteral(MLT_DATADIR) + "/profiles/"; // build-time definition
+    if (basePath.isEmpty() || !QFile::exists(basePath)) basePath = qgetenv("MLT_DATADIR") + "/profiles/"; // build-time definition
     KdenliveSettings::setMltpath(basePath);
 
     QString meltPath = basePath.section('/', 0, -3) + "/bin/melt";
     if (!QFile::exists(meltPath)) meltPath = qgetenv("MLT_PREFIX") + "/bin/melt";
     if (!QFile::exists(meltPath)) meltPath = KdenliveSettings::rendererpath();
-    if (!QFile::exists(meltPath)) meltPath = QStringLiteral(MLT_MELTBIN);
+    if (!QFile::exists(meltPath)) meltPath = qgetenv("MLT_MELTBIN");
     if (!QFile::exists(meltPath)) meltPath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable("melt");
     KdenliveSettings::setRendererpath(meltPath);