diff --git a/code/nel/src/misc/path.cpp b/code/nel/src/misc/path.cpp
index 9737589f7..b9a49b04b 100644
--- a/code/nel/src/misc/path.cpp
+++ b/code/nel/src/misc/path.cpp
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ bool	CFile::setFileModificationDate(const std::string &filename, uint32 modTime)
 	FILETIME accessFileTime;
 	FILETIME modFileTime;
 
-	// read the current the files times
+	// read the current file time
 	if (GetFileTime(h, &creationFileTime, &accessFileTime, &modFileTime) == 0)
 	{
 		nlwarning("Can't set modification date on file '%s' : %s", fn.c_str(), formatErrorMessage(getLastError()).c_str());
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/profile.cpp b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/profile.cpp
index 45800a203..79aa74b25 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/profile.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/profile.cpp
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ bool CProfile::createClientConfig() const
 	QString directory = getDirectory();
 	QString filename = directory + "/client.cfg";
 
+	// create directory
+	QDir().mkpath(directory);
+
 	const CServer &s = CConfigFile::getInstance()->getServer(server);
 
 	// create the 2 initial lines of client.cfg
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp
index de967b4f8..8fadb4610 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ bool createShortcut(const QString &shortcut, const QString &name, const QString
 	QMap<QString, QString> strings;
 
 	// build command
-	QString command = QString("open \"%1\"").arg(executable);
-	if (!arguments.isEmpty()) command += " --args " + arguments;
+	QString command = QString("exec \"%1\"").arg(executable);
+	if (!arguments.isEmpty()) command += " " + arguments;
 
 	strings.clear();
 	strings["COMMAND"] = command;