diff --git a/Greenshot/Greenshot.exe.config b/Greenshot/Greenshot.exe.config
index 4543c429f..eea8499f5 100644
--- a/Greenshot/Greenshot.exe.config
+++ b/Greenshot/Greenshot.exe.config
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@
   </startup>
   <runtime>
     <loadFromRemoteSources enabled="true"/>
+    <assemblyBinding xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1">
+      <probing privatePath="App\Greenshot"/>
+    </assemblyBinding>
   </runtime>
 </configuration>
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diff --git a/Greenshot/GreenshotMain.cs b/Greenshot/GreenshotMain.cs
index d1c49ff29..89b5d06f5 100644
--- a/Greenshot/GreenshotMain.cs
+++ b/Greenshot/GreenshotMain.cs
@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ namespace Greenshot {
 	/// Description of Main.
 	/// </summary>
 	public class GreenshotMain {
-		private const string PAF_PATH = @"App\Greenshot";
-
 		static GreenshotMain() {
 			AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AssemblyResolve += new ResolveEventHandler(CurrentDomain_AssemblyResolve);
 		}
@@ -49,8 +47,6 @@ namespace Greenshot {
 
 		[STAThread]
 		public static void Main(string[] args) {
-			// Needed to make Greenshot portable, the path should be appended before the DLL's are loaded!!
-			AppDomain.CurrentDomain.AppendPrivatePath(PAF_PATH);
 			MainForm.Start(args);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/Greenshot/log4net-portable.xml b/Greenshot/log4net-portable.xml
index 6be33994a..bff2b7fc2 100644
--- a/Greenshot/log4net-portable.xml
+++ b/Greenshot/log4net-portable.xml
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
 <configuration>
-	<!-- This file can be used to make Greenshot log in the application directory -->
-	<!-- See http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/sdk/log4net.Layout.PatternLayout.html -->
-	<log4net>
-		<appender name="FileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
-			<file value="Greenshot.log" />
-			<encoding value="utf-8" />
-			<appendToFile value="true" />
-			<rollingStyle value="Size" />
-			<maxSizeRollBackups value="3" />
-			<maximumFileSize value="1MB" />
-			<staticLogFileName value="true" />
-			<layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
-				<conversionPattern value="%date{ISO8601} [%thread] %-5level - [%logger] %m%n%exception" />
-			</layout>
-		</appender>
-		<root>
-			<level value="INFO" />
-			<appender-ref ref="FileAppender" />
-		</root>
-	</log4net>
+  <!-- This file can be used to make Greenshot log in the application directory -->
+  <!-- See http://logging.apache.org/log4net/release/sdk/log4net.Layout.PatternLayout.html -->
+  <log4net>
+    <appender name="FileAppender" type="log4net.Appender.RollingFileAppender">
+      <file value="Data\Greenshot\Greenshot.log" />
+      <encoding value="utf-8" />
+      <appendToFile value="true" />
+      <rollingStyle value="Size" />
+      <maxSizeRollBackups value="3" />
+      <maximumFileSize value="1MB" />
+      <staticLogFileName value="true" />
+      <layout type="log4net.Layout.PatternLayout">
+        <conversionPattern value="%date{ISO8601} [%thread] %-5level - [%logger] %m%n%exception" />
+      </layout>
+    </appender>
+    <root>
+      <level value="ERROR" />
+      <appender-ref ref="FileAppender" />
+    </root>
+  </log4net>
 </configuration>
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