diff --git a/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py b/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
index 339ce968..192124e5 100755
--- a/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
+++ b/pyfpdb/GuiAutoImport.py
@@ -194,8 +194,11 @@ class GuiAutoImport (threading.Thread):
                 widget.set_label(u'  _Stop Autoimport  ')
                 if self.pipe_to_hud is None:
                     if os.name == 'nt':
-                        path = sys.path[0].replace('\\','\\\\')
-                        command = 'python "'+path+'\\HUD_main.py" ' + self.settings['cl_options']
+                        if sys.argv[0] == 'fpdb.exe':
+                            command = 'HUD_main.exe'
+                        else:
+                            path = sys.path[0].replace('\\','\\\\')
+                            command = 'python "'+path+'\\HUD_main.py" ' + self.settings['cl_options']
                         bs = 0
                     else:
                         command = os.path.join(sys.path[0], 'HUD_main.py')
@@ -208,7 +211,8 @@ class GuiAutoImport (threading.Thread):
                                                             universal_newlines=True)
                     except:
                         err = traceback.extract_tb(sys.exc_info()[2])[-1]
-                        self.addText( "\n*** GuiAutoImport Error opening pipe: " + err[2] + "(" + str(err[1]) + "): " + str(sys.exc_info()[1]))
+                        #self.addText( "\n*** GuiAutoImport Error opening pipe: " + err[2] + "(" + str(err[1]) + "): " + str(sys.exc_info()[1]))
+                        self.addText( "\n*** GuiAutoImport Error opening pipe: " + traceback.format_exc() )
                     else:
                         for site in self.input_settings:
                             self.importer.addImportDirectory(self.input_settings[site][0], True, site, self.input_settings[site][1])