diff --git a/src/octoprint/settings.py b/src/octoprint/settings.py
index 929afa24..fe608ad7 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/settings.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/settings.py
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ class Settings(object):
 	def saveScript(self, script_type, name, script):
 		script_folder = self.getBaseFolder("scripts")
 		filename = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(script_folder, script_type, name))
-		if not filename.startswith(script_folder):
+		if not filename.startswith(os.path.realpath(script_folder)):
 			# oops, jail break, that shouldn't happen
 			raise ValueError("Invalid script path to save to: {filename} (from {script_type}:{name})".format(**locals()))
 
diff --git a/src/octoprint/slicing/__init__.py b/src/octoprint/slicing/__init__.py
index 58eb5de5..448624b9 100644
--- a/src/octoprint/slicing/__init__.py
+++ b/src/octoprint/slicing/__init__.py
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ class SlicingManager(object):
 		name = self._sanitize(name)
 
 		path = os.path.join(self.get_slicer_profile_path(slicer), "{name}.profile".format(name=name))
-		if not os.path.realpath(path).startswith(self._profile_path):
+		if not os.path.realpath(path).startswith(os.path.realpath(self._profile_path)):
 			raise IOError("Path to profile {name} tried to break out of allows sub path".format(**locals()))
 		if must_exist and not (os.path.exists(path) and os.path.isfile(path)):
 			raise UnknownProfile(slicer, name)