diff --git a/MultiClient.py b/MultiClient.py
index a18e7fc4..4d3cee04 100644
--- a/MultiClient.py
+++ b/MultiClient.py
@@ -347,15 +347,19 @@ async def snes_connect(ctx : Context, address):
                 seen_problems.add(problem)
                 logging.error(f"Error connecting to QUsb2snes ({problem})")
                 if len(seen_problems) == 1:
-                    #this is the first problem. Let's try launching QUsb2snes if it isn't already running
+                    # this is the first problem. Let's try launching QUsb2snes if it isn't already running
                     qusb2snes_path = Utils.get_options()["general_options"]["qusb2snes"]
                     import os
                     if os.path.isfile(qusb2snes_path):
                         logging.info(f"Attempting to start {qusb2snes_path}")
+                    else:
+                        qusb2snes_path = Utils.local_path(qusb2snes_path)
+                    if os.path.isfile(qusb2snes_path):
                         import subprocess
                         subprocess.Popen(qusb2snes_path, cwd=os.path.dirname(qusb2snes_path))
                     else:
-                        logging.info(f"Attempt to start (Q)Usb2Snes was aborted as path {qusb2snes_path} was not found, please start it yourself if it is not running")
+                        logging.info(
+                            f"Attempt to start (Q)Usb2Snes was aborted as path {qusb2snes_path} was not found, please start it yourself if it is not running")
 
             await asyncio.sleep(1)
         else: