diff --git a/REAL-Video-Enhancer.py b/REAL-Video-Enhancer.py
index 011f14b5..40e46e3a 100644
--- a/REAL-Video-Enhancer.py
+++ b/REAL-Video-Enhancer.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 from src.ui.QTstyle import Palette
 from src.ui.QTcustom import DownloadDepsDialog, RegularQTPopup, SettingUpBackendPopup
 
+# patch for macos
+os.chdir(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 
 class MainWindow(QMainWindow, Ui_MainWindow):
     """Main window class for the REAL Video Enhancer application.
diff --git a/src/Backendhandler.py b/src/Backendhandler.py
index 5a3b0214..9b299b2b 100644
--- a/src/Backendhandler.py
+++ b/src/Backendhandler.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def getAvailableBackends(self):
         for word in output:
             if "objc" in word:
                 continue
-            new_out += word
+            new_out += word + " "
         output = new_out
         # Find the part of the output containing the backends list
         start = output.find("[")
diff --git a/src/Util.py b/src/Util.py
index 225eb67c..0b4f09ea 100644
--- a/src/Util.py
+++ b/src/Util.py
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ def isFlatpak():
             "io.github.tntwise.REAL-Video-EnhancerV2",
         )
 else:
-    if getPlatform() == 'darwin':
-        cwd = os.path.join(f"{homedir}","Library","REAL-Video-Enhancer")    
-    else:
-        cwd = os.getcwd()
+    cwd = os.getcwd()
 
 
 def getAvailableDiskSpace() -> float: