diff --git a/libs/core/core.display_debug_console.php b/libs/core/core.display_debug_console.php
index ab1b5cb3..a5d72913 100644
--- a/libs/core/core.display_debug_console.php
+++ b/libs/core/core.display_debug_console.php
@@ -21,10 +21,11 @@ function smarty_core_display_debug_console($params, &$smarty)
 
     if(empty($smarty->debug_tpl)) {
         // set path to debug template from SMARTY_DIR
-        $smarty->debug_tpl = 'file:' . SMARTY_DIR . 'debug.tpl';
+        $smarty->debug_tpl = SMARTY_DIR . 'debug.tpl';
         if($smarty->security && is_file($smarty->debug_tpl)) {
             $smarty->secure_dir[] = dirname(realpath($smarty->debug_tpl));
         }
+        $smarty->debug_tpl = 'file:' . SMARTY_DIR . 'debug.tpl';
     }
 
     $_ldelim_orig = $smarty->left_delimiter;