diff --git a/src/game/boe.main.cpp b/src/game/boe.main.cpp
index 44f2727d..515dae4f 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.main.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.main.cpp
@@ -503,6 +503,8 @@ static void handle_scenario_args() {
 				start_new_game(true);
 			}
 			if(univ.party.is_in_scenario()){
+				// This check is correct, because the scen_name field of cScenario is the actual title,
+				// not header.exs or *.boes as univ.party.scen_name would be
 				if(univ.scenario.scen_name == scenario.scen_name){
 					// The party is already in the correct scenario.
 					// Ask whether to clear SDFs or not
@@ -519,7 +521,7 @@ static void handle_scenario_args() {
 				resetting = true;
 			}
 			if(!univ.party.is_in_scenario()){
-				put_party_in_scen(path.filename().string(), scen_arg_town || scen_arg_out_sec, true);
+				put_party_in_scen(path.string(), scen_arg_town || scen_arg_out_sec, true);
 			}
 		}else{
 			std::cerr << "Failed to load scenario: " << *scen_arg_path << std::endl;
diff --git a/src/game/boe.party.cpp b/src/game/boe.party.cpp
index 2ddd4ce4..c292e5f0 100644
--- a/src/game/boe.party.cpp
+++ b/src/game/boe.party.cpp
@@ -146,10 +146,13 @@ void put_party_in_scen(std::string scen_name, bool force, bool allow_unpacked) {
 	if(item_took)
 		cChoiceDlog("removed-special-items").show();
 	
-	fs::path path = locate_scenario(scen_name, allow_unpacked);
-	if(path.empty()) {
-		showError("Could not find scenario!");
-		return;
+	fs::path path = scen_name;
+	if(!path.is_absolute()){
+		path = locate_scenario(scen_name, allow_unpacked);
+		if(path.empty()) {
+			showError("Could not find scenario!");
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 	set_cursor(watch_curs);
 	if(!load_scenario(path, univ.scenario))