diff --git a/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/Controller.m b/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/Controller.m
index f22ab95e4c..9a5cfee9b7 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/Controller.m
+++ b/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/Controller.m
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ extern char **environ;
 	
     NSMutableArray *taskArgs = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObjects:@"OpenRA.Utility.exe",
 								@"--settings-value",
-								[@"~/Library/Application Support/OpenRA" stringByExpandingTildeInPath],
 								@"Graphics.Mode", nil];
 	
     [task setCurrentDirectoryPath:gamePath];
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ extern char **environ;
 										 defaultButton:@"Quit"
 									   alternateButton:nil
 										   otherButton:nil
-							 informativeTextWithFormat:@"OpenRA.Utility.exe returned an error and cannot continue."];
+							 informativeTextWithFormat:@"OpenRA.Utility returned an error and cannot continue.\n\nA log has been saved to ~/Library/Application Support/OpenRA/Logs/utility.log"];
 		
         [alert runModal];
 		[[NSApplication sharedApplication] terminate:self];
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ extern char **environ;
 					 gamePath,
 					 monoPath,
 					 [NSString stringWithFormat:@"UtilityPath=%@", [[NSBundle mainBundle] executablePath]],
-					 [NSString stringWithFormat:@"SupportDir=%@",[@"~/Library/Application Support/OpenRA" stringByExpandingTildeInPath]],
 					 nil];
 	FSRef appRef;
 	CFURLGetFSRef((CFURLRef)[NSURL URLWithString:[[[NSBundle mainBundle] executablePath] stringByAddingPercentEscapesUsingEncoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding]], &appRef);
diff --git a/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/build/Release/OpenRA.app/Contents/MacOS/OpenRA b/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/build/Release/OpenRA.app/Contents/MacOS/OpenRA
index 8855166ff2..b9b0a89b45 100755
Binary files a/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/build/Release/OpenRA.app/Contents/MacOS/OpenRA and b/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/build/Release/OpenRA.app/Contents/MacOS/OpenRA differ
diff --git a/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/main.m b/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/main.m
index 0c84cb1c01..27f8b253da 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/main.m
+++ b/OpenRA.Launcher.Mac/main.m
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
 	/* When launching a mod, the arguments are of the form 
 	 * --launch <game dir> <mono path> <utility path> <support dir option> <mod option> */
-	if (argc >= 7 && strcmp(argv[1], "--launch") == 0)
+	if (argc >= 6 && strcmp(argv[1], "--launch") == 0)
 	{
 		/* Change into the game dir */
 		chdir(argv[3]);
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			"--debug",
 			"OpenRA.Game.exe",
 			argv[5],
-			argv[6],
 			NULL
 		};
 		
diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs b/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
index 7d75ec66da..df8c67c88f 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/Command.cs
@@ -39,16 +39,15 @@ namespace OpenRA.Utility
 
 		public static void Settings(string[] args)
 		{
-			if (args.Length < 3)
+			if (args.Length < 2)
 			{
 				Console.WriteLine("Error: Invalid syntax");
 				return;
 			}
-			
-			var section = args[2].Split('.')[0];
-			var field = args[2].Split('.')[1];
-			string expandedPath = args[1].Replace("~", Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Personal));
-			var settings = new Settings(Path.Combine(expandedPath,"settings.yaml"), Arguments.Empty);
+
+			var section = args[1].Split('.')[0];
+			var field = args[1].Split('.')[1];
+			var settings = new Settings(Platform.SupportDir + "settings.yaml", Arguments.Empty);
 			var result = settings.Sections[section].GetType().GetField(field).GetValue(settings.Sections[section]);
 			Console.WriteLine(result);
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs b/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
index 91a13d19a4..6c76c17d8a 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Utility/Program.cs
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Utility
 
 			if (args.Length == 0) { PrintUsage(); return; }
 
-            var supportDir = GetNamedArg(args, "--SupportDir");
-            if (supportDir != null)
-                Log.LogPath = Path.Combine(supportDir.Replace("\"", ""), "Logs");
+			Log.LogPath = Platform.SupportDir + "Logs" + Path.DirectorySeparatorChar;
 
 			try
 			{
@@ -57,7 +55,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Utility
 		{
 			Console.WriteLine("Usage: OpenRA.Utility.exe [OPTION] [ARGS]");
 			Console.WriteLine();
-			Console.WriteLine("  --settings-value SUPPORTDIR KEY  Get value of KEY in SUPPORTDIR/settings.yaml");
+			Console.WriteLine("  --settings-value KEY             Get value of KEY from settings.yaml");
 			Console.WriteLine("  --shp PNGFILE FRAMEWIDTH         Convert a PNG containing one or more frames to a SHP");
 			Console.WriteLine("  --png SHPFILE PALETTE            Convert a SHP to a PNG containing all of its frames");
 		}