diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 03e1704e..d608f91d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+    - fix bug with debug_tpl file path with Windows (.SMK., Monte)
+    - fix append() function with string/array problem (Monte)
+
 Version 2.2.0
 -------------
 
diff --git a/Smarty.class.php b/Smarty.class.php
index 63281f64..1f32d9c4 100644
--- a/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/Smarty.class.php
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class Smarty
 
 		if(empty($this->debug_tpl)) {
 			// set path to debug template from SMARTY_DIR
-			$this->debug_tpl = SMARTY_DIR.'debug.tpl';
+			$this->debug_tpl = 'file:'.SMARTY_DIR.'debug.tpl';
 		}
     }
 
diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index 63281f64..1f32d9c4 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ class Smarty
 
 		if(empty($this->debug_tpl)) {
 			// set path to debug template from SMARTY_DIR
-			$this->debug_tpl = SMARTY_DIR.'debug.tpl';
+			$this->debug_tpl = 'file:'.SMARTY_DIR.'debug.tpl';
 		}
     }