diff --git a/gluon/shell.py b/gluon/shell.py
index 63167fad..e6cb9823 100644
--- a/gluon/shell.py
+++ b/gluon/shell.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def exec_environment(
         mo = re.match(r'(|.*/)applications/(?P<appname>[^/]+)', pyfile)
         if mo:
             appname = mo.group('appname')
-            request.folder = os.path.join('applications', appname)
+            request.folder = os.path.abspath(os.path.join('applications', appname))
         else:
             request.folder = ''
     env = build_environment(request, response, session, store_current=False)
diff --git a/gluon/widget.py b/gluon/widget.py
index fbd522ae..ce731e5d 100644
--- a/gluon/widget.py
+++ b/gluon/widget.py
@@ -943,7 +943,9 @@ def console():
         k = len(sys.argv)
     sys.argv, other_args = sys.argv[:k], sys.argv[k + 1:]
     (options, args) = parser.parse_args()
-    options.args = [options.run] + other_args
+    options.args = other_args
+    if options.run:
+        options.args.insert(0, options.run)
 
     copy_options = copy.deepcopy(options)
     copy_options.password = '******'