diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/configfile.cpp b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/configfile.cpp
index 99f1a54a8..7d14aa223 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/configfile.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/configfile.cpp
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ int CConfigFile::compareInstallersVersion() const
 	// if installer not found in installation directory
 	if (!QFile::exists(installerDst)) return 1;
 
-	QString installedVersion = getVersionFromExecutable(installerDst);
+	QString installedVersion = getVersionFromExecutable(installerDst, getInstallationDirectory());
 
 	// if unable to get version, copy it
 	if (installedVersion.isEmpty()) return 1;
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/profilesdialog.cpp b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/profilesdialog.cpp
index dee751b48..391e31eb9 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/profilesdialog.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/profilesdialog.cpp
@@ -226,20 +226,21 @@ void CProfilesDialog::updateExecutableVersion(int index)
 	if (index < 0) return;
 
 	const CProfile &profile = m_model->getProfiles()[index];
+	const CServer &server = CConfigFile::getInstance()->getServer(profile.server);
 
 	QString executable = profile.executable;
 
 	// file empty, use default one
 	if (executable.isEmpty())
 	{
-		executable += CConfigFile::getInstance()->getServer(profile.server).getClientFullPath();
+		executable = server.getClientFullPath();
 	}
 
 	// file doesn't exist
 	if (executable.isEmpty() || !QFile::exists(executable)) return;
 
 	// convert output to string
-	QString versionString = getVersionFromExecutable(executable);
+	QString versionString = getVersionFromExecutable(executable, server.getDirectory());
 
 	if (!versionString.isEmpty())
 	{
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp
index 5ec1413e8..e52081b72 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ QString appendShortcutExtension(const QString &shortcut)
 	return shortcut + extension;
 }
 
-QString getVersionFromExecutable(const QString &path)
+QString getVersionFromExecutable(const QString &path, const QString &workingDirectory)
 {
 	// check if file exists
 	if (!QFile::exists(path))
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ QString getVersionFromExecutable(const QString &path)
 	// launch executable with --version argument
 	QProcess process;
 	process.setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
+	process.setWorkingDirectory(workingDirectory);
 	process.start(path, QStringList() << "--version", QIODevice::ReadOnly);
 
 	if (!process.waitForStarted())
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.h b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.h
index 980826a16..aec574387 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.h
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ bool resolveShortcut(const QWidget &window, const QString &shortcut, QString &pa
 QString appendShortcutExtension(const QString &shortcut);
 
 // launch an executable with --version parameter and parse version string
-QString getVersionFromExecutable(const QString &path);
+QString getVersionFromExecutable(const QString &path, const QString &workingDirectory);
 
 // write a resource in QRC to disk
 bool writeResource(const QString &resource, const QString &path);