diff --git a/src/command.c b/src/command.c
index 47c6d2e5..16f18749 100644
--- a/src/command.c
+++ b/src/command.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "hu_stuff.h"
 #include "p_setup.h"
 #include "lua_script.h"
+#include "d_netfil.h" // findfile
 
 //========
 // protos.
@@ -641,6 +642,7 @@ static void COM_CEchoDuration_f(void)
 static void COM_Exec_f(void)
 {
 	UINT8 *buf = NULL;
+	char filename[256];
 
 	if (COM_Argc() < 2 || COM_Argc() > 3)
 	{
@@ -649,13 +651,23 @@ static void COM_Exec_f(void)
 	}
 
 	// load file
+	// Try with Argv passed verbatim first, for back compat
 	FIL_ReadFile(COM_Argv(1), &buf);
 
 	if (!buf)
 	{
-		if (!COM_CheckParm("-noerror"))
-			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("couldn't execute file %s\n"), COM_Argv(1));
-		return;
+		// Now try by searching the file path
+		// filename is modified with the full found path
+		strcpy(filename, COM_Argv(1));
+		if (findfile(filename, NULL, true) != FS_NOTFOUND)
+			FIL_ReadFile(filename, &buf);
+
+		if (!buf)
+		{
+			if (!COM_CheckParm("-noerror"))
+				CONS_Printf(M_GetText("couldn't execute file %s\n"), COM_Argv(1));
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!COM_CheckParm("-silent"))
diff --git a/src/d_net.c b/src/d_net.c
index 82c60e4a..cdd63ea3 100644
--- a/src/d_net.c
+++ b/src/d_net.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "d_clisrv.h"
 #include "z_zone.h"
 #include "i_tcp.h"
+#include "d_main.h" // srb2home
 
 //
 // NETWORKING
@@ -1374,12 +1375,12 @@ boolean D_CheckNetGame(void)
 		{
 			k++;
 			sprintf(filename, "debug%d.txt", k);
-			debugfile = fopen(filename, "w");
+			debugfile = fopen(va("%s" PATHSEP "%s", srb2home, filename), "w");
 		}
 		if (debugfile)
-			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("debug output to: %s\n"), filename);
+			CONS_Printf(M_GetText("debug output to: %s\n"), va("%s" PATHSEP "%s", srb2home, filename));
 		else
-			CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, M_GetText("cannot debug output to file %s!\n"), filename);
+			CONS_Alert(CONS_WARNING, M_GetText("cannot debug output to file %s!\n"), va("%s" PATHSEP "%s", srb2home, filename));
 	}
 #endif
 #endif
diff --git a/src/m_misc.c b/src/m_misc.c
index 1ab5f1fe..a4f53c71 100644
--- a/src/m_misc.c
+++ b/src/m_misc.c
@@ -518,6 +518,7 @@ void M_FirstLoadConfig(void)
 void M_SaveConfig(const char *filename)
 {
 	FILE *f;
+	char *filepath;
 
 	// make sure not to write back the config until it's been correctly loaded
 	if (!gameconfig_loaded)
@@ -532,13 +533,20 @@ void M_SaveConfig(const char *filename)
 			return;
 		}
 
-		f = fopen(filename, "w");
+		// append srb2home to beginning of filename
+		// but check if srb2home isn't already there, first
+		if (!strstr(filename, srb2home))
+			filepath = va(pandf,srb2home, filename);
+		else
+			filepath = Z_StrDup(filename);
+
+		f = fopen(filepath, "w");
 		// change it only if valid
 		if (f)
-			strcpy(configfile, filename);
+			strcpy(configfile, filepath);
 		else
 		{
-			CONS_Alert(CONS_ERROR, M_GetText("Couldn't save game config file %s\n"), filename);
+			CONS_Alert(CONS_ERROR, M_GetText("Couldn't save game config file %s\n"), filepath);
 			return;
 		}
 	}