diff --git a/core/launcher/src/main/java/org/phoebus/product/Launcher.java b/core/launcher/src/main/java/org/phoebus/product/Launcher.java
index 396c5368c1..ab8d739d34 100644
--- a/core/launcher/src/main/java/org/phoebus/product/Launcher.java
+++ b/core/launcher/src/main/java/org/phoebus/product/Launcher.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public static void main(final String[] original_args) throws Exception {
         if (siteSettings.canRead())
         {
             logger.info("Loading bundled settings from " + siteSettings.getAbsolutePath());
-            loadSettings(siteSettings.getName());
+            loadSettings(siteSettings.getAbsolutePath());
         }
 
         // Handle arguments, potentially not even starting the UI