@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ config_file = None

 if os.getenv("HOME"):

     config_file = os.path.join(os.getenv("HOME"), ".s3cfg")

 elif os.name == "nt" and os.getenv("USERPROFILE"):

-    config_file = os.path.join(os.getenv("USERPROFILE").decode('mbcs'), os.getenv("APPDATA").decode('mbcs'), "s3cmd.ini")

+    config_file = os.path.join(os.getenv("USERPROFILE").decode('mbcs'), os.getenv("APPDATA").decode('mbcs') or 'Application Data', "s3cmd.ini")

 cfg = S3.Config.Config(config_file)

@@ -2035,7 +2035,7 @@ def main():

     if os.getenv("S3CMD_CONFIG"):

         config_file = os.getenv("S3CMD_CONFIG")

     elif os.name == "nt" and os.getenv("USERPROFILE"):

-        config_file = os.path.join(os.getenv("USERPROFILE").decode('mbcs'), os.getenv("APPDATA").decode('mbcs'), "s3cmd.ini")

+        config_file = os.path.join(os.getenv("USERPROFILE").decode('mbcs'), os.getenv("APPDATA").decode('mbcs') or 'Application Data', "s3cmd.ini")

     else:

         from os.path import expanduser

         config_file = os.path.join(expanduser("~"), ".s3cfg")