diff --git a/bazarr/check_update.py b/bazarr/check_update.py
index c780b7e1e..d813a7172 100644
--- a/bazarr/check_update.py
+++ b/bazarr/check_update.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def check_releases():
     else:
         for release in r.json():
             releases.append([release['name'], release['body']])
-        with open(os.path.join(config_dir, 'config', 'releases.txt'), 'w') as f:
+        with open(os.path.join(args.config_dir, 'config', 'releases.txt'), 'w') as f:
             json.dump(releases, f)
 
 
diff --git a/bazarr/init.py b/bazarr/init.py
index 86fe50a87..30b62210e 100644
--- a/bazarr/init.py
+++ b/bazarr/init.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(args.config_dir, 'log')):
     os.mkdir(os.path.join(args.config_dir, 'log'))
     logging.debug("BAZARR Created log folder")
     
-if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(config_dir, 'config', 'releases.txt')):
+if not os.path.exists(os.path.join(args.config_dir, 'config', 'releases.txt')):
     from check_update import check_releases
     check_releases()
     logging.debug("BAZARR Created releases file")
diff --git a/bazarr/main.py b/bazarr/main.py
index f27138ec0..a863bcd20 100644
--- a/bazarr/main.py
+++ b/bazarr/main.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import gc
 import sys
+import libs
 import bottle
 import itertools
 import operator