diff --git a/ThunderstoreCLI/Game/ModProfile.cs b/ThunderstoreCLI/Game/ModProfile.cs
index e842c10..5a43fb0 100644
--- a/ThunderstoreCLI/Game/ModProfile.cs
+++ b/ThunderstoreCLI/Game/ModProfile.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ internal ModProfile(GameDefinition gameDef, string name, string tcliDirectory)
     {
         Name = name;
 
-        var directory = Path.Combine(tcliDirectory, "Profiles", gameDef.Identifier, name);
+        var directory = Path.GetFullPath(Path.Combine(tcliDirectory, "Profiles", gameDef.Identifier, name));
         if (!Directory.Exists(directory))
         {
             Directory.CreateDirectory(directory);
diff --git a/ThunderstoreCLI/Options.cs b/ThunderstoreCLI/Options.cs
index b442cf1..9a3a14f 100644
--- a/ThunderstoreCLI/Options.cs
+++ b/ThunderstoreCLI/Options.cs
@@ -75,11 +75,6 @@ public override bool Validate()
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (!Directory.Exists(TcliDirectory))
-        {
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(TcliDirectory!);
-        }
-
         return true;
     }
 }
diff --git a/tcli-bepinex-installer/src/main.rs b/tcli-bepinex-installer/src/main.rs
index 546de59..70b2618 100644
--- a/tcli-bepinex-installer/src/main.rs
+++ b/tcli-bepinex-installer/src/main.rs
@@ -345,21 +345,24 @@ fn output_instructions(game_dir: PathBuf, bep_dir: PathBuf, platform: GamePlatfo
             );
 
             let mut ld_library = OsString::from(game_dir.join("doorstop_libs"));
-            if let Some(orig) = env::var_os("LD_LIBRARY") {
+            if let Some(orig) = env::var_os("LD_LIBRARY_PATH") {
                 ld_library.push(":");
                 ld_library.push(orig);
             }
 
-            println!("ENVIRONMENT:LD_LIBRARY={}", ld_library.to_string_lossy());
+            println!(
+                "ENVIRONMENT:LD_LIBRARY_PATH={}",
+                ld_library.to_string_lossy()
+            );
 
-            let mut ld_preload = OsString::from(game_dir.join("doorstop_libs").join({
+            let mut ld_preload = OsString::from({
                 // FIXME: properly determine arch of the game exe, instead of assuming its the same as this exe
                 if cfg!(target_arch = "x86_64") {
                     "libdoorstop_x64.so"
                 } else {
                     "libdoorstop_x86.so"
                 }
-            }));
+            });
             if let Some(orig) = env::var_os("LD_PRELOAD") {
                 ld_preload.push(":");
                 ld_preload.push(orig);