--- a/StandaloneStartup.st	Thu Oct 11 15:39:04 2018 +0200
+++ b/StandaloneStartup.st	Thu Oct 11 16:20:44 2018 +0200
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 "{ NameSpace: Smalltalk }"
 
 Object subclass:#StandaloneStartup
-	instanceVariableNames:''
-	classVariableNames:'Verbose CommandLineArguments'
-	poolDictionaries:''
-	category:'System-Support'
+        instanceVariableNames:''
+        classVariableNames:'Verbose CommandLineArguments'
+        poolDictionaries:''
+        category:'System-Support'
 !
 
 StandaloneStartup class instanceVariableNames:'MutexHandle'
@@ -813,7 +813,8 @@
 !
 
 startupFilename
-    "used in verbose messages - can/should be redefined in subclasses"
+    "used in verbose messages - can/should be redefined in subclasses.
+     Only return a basename here."
 
     ^ self applicationName asLowercase,'Start.rc'
 
@@ -845,15 +846,20 @@
 
     rcFilename isNil ifTrue:[
         rcFilename := self startupFilename.
+        
     ].
-    rcFilename asFilename exists ifTrue:[
-        self verboseInfo:('reading ',rcFilename,'...').
-        rcFilename asFilename isAbsolute ifFalse:[
-            rcFilename := OperatingSystem pathOfSTXExecutable asFilename directory constructString:rcFilename.
+    rcFilename notNil ifTrue:[
+        rcFilename asFilename exists ifFalse:[
+            rcFilename asFilename isAbsolute ifFalse:[
+                rcFilename := OperatingSystem pathOfSTXExecutable asFilename directory constructString:rcFilename.
+            ].
         ].
-        Smalltalk secureFileIn:rcFilename
+        rcFilename asFilename exists ifTrue:[
+            self verboseInfo:('reading ',rcFilename,'...').
+            Smalltalk secureFileIn:rcFilename
+        ].
     ].
-
+    
     "Created: / 24-05-2011 / 16:13:34 / cg"
     "Modified: / 06-07-2018 / 16:38:13 / Claus Gittinger"
 !