diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index ecc8f8b99d2..33d8f9947b5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -776,12 +776,6 @@ QString QmlEngine::toFileInProject(const QString &fileUrl)
             return sourcePath;
     }
 
-    // Try whether file is absolute & exists
-    if (QFileInfo(path).isAbsolute()
-            && QFileInfo(path).exists()) {
-        return path;
-    }
-
     if (d->fileFinder.projectDirectory().isEmpty())
         d->fileFinder.setProjectDirectory(startParameters().projectDir);
 
@@ -790,6 +784,13 @@ QString QmlEngine::toFileInProject(const QString &fileUrl)
     QString fileInProject = d->fileFinder.findFile(path, &fileFound);
     if (fileFound)
         return fileInProject;
+
+    // Try whether file is absolute & exists
+    if (QFileInfo(path).isAbsolute()
+            && QFileInfo(path).exists()) {
+        return path;
+    }
+
     return fileUrl;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectruncontrol.cpp
index 189bccd4a27..d2c662d8927 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectruncontrol.cpp
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include <coreplugin/modemanager.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/applicationlauncher.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/target.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/project.h>
 #include <qt4projectmanager/qtversionmanager.h>
 #include <utils/environment.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ RunControl *QmlRunControlFactory::createDebugRunControl(QmlProjectRunConfigurati
     params.workingDirectory = runConfig->workingDirectory();
     params.environment = runConfig->environment();
     params.displayName = runConfig->displayName();
+    params.projectDir = runConfig->target()->project()->projectDirectory();
 
     if (params.executable.isEmpty()) {
         showQmlObserverToolWarning();