diff --git a/setup/inc/class.setup_process.inc.php b/setup/inc/class.setup_process.inc.php
index e5ae6cfc36..8f944537b9 100755
--- a/setup/inc/class.setup_process.inc.php
+++ b/setup/inc/class.setup_process.inc.php
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class setup_process
 		$current_config['postpone_statistics_submit'] = time() + 2 * 30 * 3600;	// ask user in 2 month from now, when he has something to report
 
 		// use securest password hash by default
-		require_once './hook_config.inc.php';	// for sql_passwdhashes, to get securest available password hash
+		require_once EGW_SERVER_ROOT.'/setup/inc/hook_config.inc.php';	// for sql_passwdhashes, to get securest available password hash
 		sql_passwdhashes(array(), true, $securest);
 		$current_config['sql_encryption_type'] = $current_config['ldap_encryption_type'] = $securest;
 
diff --git a/setup/inc/functions.inc.php b/setup/inc/functions.inc.php
index 91f06e3040..4a4b7bde00 100644
--- a/setup/inc/functions.inc.php
+++ b/setup/inc/functions.inc.php
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ if(!defined('EGW_SERVER_ROOT') && !defined('EGW_INCLUDE_ROOT'))
 	}
 	else	// no install
 	{
-		define('EGW_SERVER_ROOT','..');
-		define('EGW_INCLUDE_ROOT','..');
-		define('PHPGW_SERVER_ROOT','..');
-		define('PHPGW_INCLUDE_ROOT','..');
+		define('EGW_SERVER_ROOT',realpath('..'));
+		define('EGW_INCLUDE_ROOT',realpath('..'));
+		define('PHPGW_SERVER_ROOT',realpath('..'));
+		define('PHPGW_INCLUDE_ROOT',realpath('..'));
 	}
 	define('EGW_API_INC',EGW_SERVER_ROOT.'/phpgwapi/inc');
 }