diff --git a/OptiScaler/Logger.cpp b/OptiScaler/Logger.cpp
index c89094f3..70fa8a62 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/Logger.cpp
+++ b/OptiScaler/Logger.cpp
@@ -114,8 +114,29 @@ void PrepareLogger()
 
             if (Config::Instance()->LogToFile.value_or_default())
             {
-                auto file_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::basic_file_sink_mt>(
-                    Config::Instance()->LogFileName.value_or_default(), true);
+                auto logPath = std::filesystem::path(Config::Instance()->LogFileName.value_or_default());
+
+                // if just a filename is provided, log to the executable directory
+                if (!logPath.has_parent_path() && !logPath.is_absolute())
+                {
+                    // if LogFileName is just a filename, use it with the executable directory
+                    if (logPath.has_filename())
+                        logPath = Util::ExePath().parent_path() / Config::Instance()->LogFileName.value_or_default();
+                    else
+                        logPath = Util::ExePath().parent_path() / L"OptiScaler.log";
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    // if LogFileName is just a directory
+                    if (std::filesystem::is_directory(logPath))
+                        logPath = logPath / L"OptiScaler.log";
+
+                    // if the parent folder doesn't exist, log to the executable directory instead
+                    if (!std::filesystem::is_directory(logPath.parent_path()))
+                        logPath = Util::ExePath().parent_path() / L"OptiScaler.log";
+                }
+
+                auto file_sink = std::make_shared<spdlog::sinks::basic_file_sink_mt>(logPath, true);
                 file_sink->set_level(spdlog::level::level_enum::trace);
 #ifdef LOG_ASYNC
                 file_sink->set_pattern("%H:%M:%S.%f\t%L\t%v");
diff --git a/OptiScaler/dllmain.cpp b/OptiScaler/dllmain.cpp
index 8f812fdd..d922dd73 100644
--- a/OptiScaler/dllmain.cpp
+++ b/OptiScaler/dllmain.cpp
@@ -1621,12 +1621,34 @@ BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserv
 
         // Main Opti DLL path
         if (!Config::Instance()->MainDllPath.has_value())
-            Config::Instance()->MainDllPath.set_volatile_value(Util::ExePath().parent_path() / L"OptiScaler");
+        {
+            Config::Instance()->MainDllPath.set_volatile_value(Util::ExePath().parent_path() / L".");
 
-        if (!Config::Instance()->PluginPath.has_value())
+            Config::Instance()->MainDllPath.set_volatile_value(
+                std::filesystem::absolute(Config::Instance()->MainDllPath.value()));
+        }
+
+        // If path is not correct
+        if (!std::filesystem::exists(Config::Instance()->MainDllPath.value()) ||
+            !std::filesystem::is_directory(Config::Instance()->MainDllPath.value()))
+        {
+            LOG_ERROR("MainDllPath does not exist or wrong: {}",
+                      wstring_to_string(Config::Instance()->MainDllPath.value()));
+
+            Config::Instance()->MainDllPath.set_volatile_value(Util::ExePath().parent_path() / L".");
+        }
+
+        // If path is not set or incorrect
+        if (!Config::Instance()->PluginPath.has_value() ||
+            (!std::filesystem::exists(Config::Instance()->PluginPath.value()) ||
+             !std::filesystem::is_directory(Config::Instance()->PluginPath.value())))
+        {
             Config::Instance()->PluginPath.set_volatile_value(
                 std::filesystem::path(Config::Instance()->MainDllPath.value()) / L"plugins");
 
+            LOG_WARN("PluginPath updated: {}", wstring_to_string(Config::Instance()->PluginPath.value()));
+        }
+
         CheckForExcludedProcess();
 
         if (_passThruMode)
@@ -1658,7 +1680,7 @@ BOOL APIENTRY DllMain(HMODULE hModule, DWORD ul_reason_for_call, LPVOID lpReserv
         spdlog::warn("If you paid for these files, you've been scammed!");
         spdlog::warn("DO NOT USE IN MULTIPLAYER GAMES");
         spdlog::info("");
-        spdlog::info("LogLevel: {0}", Config::Instance()->LogLevel.value_or_default());
+        spdlog::info("LogLevel: {}", Config::Instance()->LogLevel.value_or_default());
 
         spdlog::info("");
         if (Util::GetRealWindowsVersion(winVer))