diff --git a/core/server/config/utils.js b/core/server/config/utils.js
index 8c4058e311..aa177dd095 100644
--- a/core/server/config/utils.js
+++ b/core/server/config/utils.js
@@ -34,13 +34,12 @@ exports.makePathsAbsolute = function makePathsAbsolute(obj, parent) {
     _.each(obj, function (configValue, pathsKey) {
         if (_.isObject(configValue)) {
             makePathsAbsolute.bind(self)(configValue, parent + ':' + pathsKey);
-        } else {
-            if (_.isString(configValue) &&
-                (configValue.match(/\/+|\\+/) || configValue === '.') &&
-                (configValue[0] !== '/' && configValue[0] !== '\\')
-            ) {
-                self.set(parent + ':' + pathsKey, path.join(__dirname + '/../../../', configValue));
-            }
+        } else if (
+            _.isString(configValue) &&
+            (configValue.match(/\/+|\\+/) || configValue === '.') &&
+            !path.isAbsolute(configValue)
+        ) {
+            self.set(parent + ':' + pathsKey, path.normalize(path.join(__dirname, '../../..', configValue)));
         }
     });
 };
diff --git a/core/test/unit/config/utils_spec.js b/core/test/unit/config/utils_spec.js
index df1769aeda..7cb7fba4ee 100644
--- a/core/test/unit/config/utils_spec.js
+++ b/core/test/unit/config/utils_spec.js
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe('UNIT: Config utils', function () {
             changedKey.length.should.eql(0);
         });
 
-        it('ensure we don\' change absolute paths', function () {
+        it('ensure we don\'t change absolute paths', function () {
             var changedKey = [],
                 obj = {
                     database: {