diff --git a/builtin/mainmenu/serverlistmgr.lua b/builtin/mainmenu/serverlistmgr.lua
index 9876d8ac5..964d0c584 100644
--- a/builtin/mainmenu/serverlistmgr.lua
+++ b/builtin/mainmenu/serverlistmgr.lua
@@ -90,8 +90,11 @@ function serverlistmgr.sync()
 end
 
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-local function get_favorites_path()
+local function get_favorites_path(folder)
 	local base = core.get_user_path() .. DIR_DELIM .. "client" .. DIR_DELIM .. "serverlist" .. DIR_DELIM
+	if folder then
+		return base
+	end
 	return base .. core.settings:get("serverlist_file")
 end
 
@@ -103,9 +106,8 @@ local function save_favorites(favorites)
 		core.settings:set("serverlist_file", filename:sub(1, #filename - 4) .. ".json")
 	end
 
-	local path = get_favorites_path()
-	core.create_dir(path)
-	core.safe_file_write(path, core.write_json(favorites))
+	assert(core.create_dir(get_favorites_path(true)))
+	core.safe_file_write(get_favorites_path(), core.write_json(favorites))
 end
 
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diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
index ba7f708a4..3e9709bde 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.cpp
@@ -716,21 +716,24 @@ int ModApiMainMenu::l_get_mainmenu_path(lua_State *L)
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************/
-bool ModApiMainMenu::mayModifyPath(const std::string &path)
+bool ModApiMainMenu::mayModifyPath(std::string path)
 {
+	path = fs::RemoveRelativePathComponents(path);
+
 	if (fs::PathStartsWith(path, fs::TempPath()))
 		return true;
 
-	if (fs::PathStartsWith(path, fs::RemoveRelativePathComponents(porting::path_user + DIR_DELIM "games")))
-		return true;
+	std::string path_user = fs::RemoveRelativePathComponents(porting::path_user);
 
-	if (fs::PathStartsWith(path, fs::RemoveRelativePathComponents(porting::path_user + DIR_DELIM "mods")))
+	if (fs::PathStartsWith(path, path_user + DIR_DELIM "client"))
 		return true;
-
-	if (fs::PathStartsWith(path, fs::RemoveRelativePathComponents(porting::path_user + DIR_DELIM "textures")))
+	if (fs::PathStartsWith(path, path_user + DIR_DELIM "games"))
 		return true;
-
-	if (fs::PathStartsWith(path, fs::RemoveRelativePathComponents(porting::path_user + DIR_DELIM "worlds")))
+	if (fs::PathStartsWith(path, path_user + DIR_DELIM "mods"))
+		return true;
+	if (fs::PathStartsWith(path, path_user + DIR_DELIM "textures"))
+		return true;
+	if (fs::PathStartsWith(path, path_user + DIR_DELIM "worlds"))
 		return true;
 
 	if (fs::PathStartsWith(path, fs::RemoveRelativePathComponents(porting::path_cache)))
diff --git a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.h b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.h
index 49ce7c251..33ac9e721 100644
--- a/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.h
+++ b/src/script/lua_api/l_mainmenu.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ private:
 	 * @param path path to check
 	 * @return true if the path may be modified
 	 */
-	static bool mayModifyPath(const std::string &path);
+	static bool mayModifyPath(std::string path);
 
 	//api calls