diff --git a/Projects/Server/Configuration.cs b/Projects/Server/Configuration.cs
index 6d7743eb6..ee436f09f 100644
--- a/Projects/Server/Configuration.cs
+++ b/Projects/Server/Configuration.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ namespace Server
 
     private static Configuration ReadConfiguration()
     {
-      Console.Write($"Reading configuration from {FilePath}...");
+      string relPath = new Uri($"{Core.BaseDirectory}/").MakeRelativeUri(new Uri(FilePath)).ToString();
+      Console.Write($"Reading configuration from {relPath}...");
       Configuration config;
 
       if (File.Exists(FilePath))
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Server
       }
       else
       {
-        Console.WriteLine("not found.");
+        Console.WriteLine("not found");
         config = new Configuration();
       }
 
diff --git a/Projects/Server/Main.cs b/Projects/Server/Main.cs
index 12ab3138a..d178f016f 100644
--- a/Projects/Server/Main.cs
+++ b/Projects/Server/Main.cs
@@ -231,10 +231,7 @@ namespace Server
       return fullPath;
     }
 
-    public static string FindDataFile(string format, params object[] args)
-    {
-      return FindDataFile(string.Format(format, args));
-    }
+    public static string FindDataFile(string format, params object[] args) => FindDataFile(string.Format(format, args));
 
     private static void CurrentDomain_UnhandledException(object sender, UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e)
     {
@@ -398,6 +395,14 @@ namespace Server
       Console.ResetColor();
       Console.WriteLine();
 
+      Configuration config = Configuration.Instance;
+      foreach (string dir in config.DataDirectories.Where(dir => !Directory.Exists(dir)))
+      {
+        Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.DarkYellow;
+        Console.WriteLine("Core: Config directory {0} does not exist.", dir);
+        Console.ResetColor();
+      }
+
       Timer.TimerThread ttObj = new Timer.TimerThread();
       timerThread = new Thread(ttObj.TimerMain)
       {