diff --git a/libs/Smarty.class.php b/libs/Smarty.class.php
index d43fc646..c86fc89e 100644
--- a/libs/Smarty.class.php
+++ b/libs/Smarty.class.php
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ reques     * @var string
      */    
     function template_exists($tpl_file)
     {
-		$_params = array('file_path' => $this->template_dir . '/' . $tpl_file);
+		$_params = array('file_path' => $tpl_file);
 		require_once(SMARTY_DIR . 'core/core.fetch_file_info.php');
         return smarty_core_fetch_file_info($_params, $this);
     }
diff --git a/libs/core/core.read_cache_file.php b/libs/core/core.read_cache_file.php
index 1493d11e..dade4c7c 100644
--- a/libs/core/core.read_cache_file.php
+++ b/libs/core/core.read_cache_file.php
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ function smarty_core_read_cache_file(&$params, &$this)
     if ($this->compile_check) {
 		require_once(SMARTY_DIR . 'core/core.fetch_file_info.php');
         foreach (array_keys($this->_cache_info['template']) as $_template_dep) {
-			$_params = array('file_path' => $this->template_dir . '/' . $_template_dep);
+			$_params = array('file_path' => $_template_dep);
 			smarty_core_fetch_file_info($_params, $this);
             if ($this->_cache_info['timestamp'] < $_params['file_timestamp']) {
                 // template file has changed, regenerate cache