diff --git a/Source/EmberAnimate/EmberAnimate.cpp b/Source/EmberAnimate/EmberAnimate.cpp
index 282ad6e..1ce4a6a 100644
--- a/Source/EmberAnimate/EmberAnimate.cpp
+++ b/Source/EmberAnimate/EmberAnimate.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using namespace EmberCommon;
 /// <param name="opt">A populated EmberOptions object which specifies all program options to be used</param>
 /// <returns>True if success, else false.</returns>
 template <typename T>
-bool EmberAnimate(EmberOptions& opt)
+bool EmberAnimate(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[], EmberOptions& opt)
 {
 	auto info = OpenCLInfo::Instance();
 	std::cout.imbue(std::locale(""));
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ bool EmberAnimate(EmberOptions& opt)
 	vector<unique_ptr<Renderer<T, float>>> renderers;
 	vector<string> errorReport;
 	std::recursive_mutex verboseCs;
+	auto fullpath = GetExePath(argv[0]);
 
 	if (opt.EmberCL())
 	{
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ bool EmberAnimate(EmberOptions& opt)
 		renderers.push_back(std::move(tempRenderer));
 	}
 
-	if (!InitPaletteList<float>(opt.PalettePath()))//For any modern flames, the palette isn't used. This is for legacy purposes and should be removed.
+	if (!InitPaletteList<float>(fullpath, opt.PalettePath())) //For any modern flames, the palette isn't used. This is for legacy purposes and should be removed.
 		return false;
 
 	cout << "Parsing ember file " << opt.Input() << "\n";
@@ -554,10 +555,10 @@ int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
 #ifdef DO_DOUBLE
 
 		if (!opt.Sp())
-			b = EmberAnimate<double>(opt);
+			b = EmberAnimate<double>(argc, argv, opt);
 		else
 #endif
-			b = EmberAnimate<float>(opt);
+			b = EmberAnimate<float>(argc, argv, opt);
 	}
 
 	return b ? 0 : 1;
diff --git a/Source/EmberCommon/EmberCommon.h b/Source/EmberCommon/EmberCommon.h
index 9faba60..b3f8064 100644
--- a/Source/EmberCommon/EmberCommon.h
+++ b/Source/EmberCommon/EmberCommon.h
@@ -100,41 +100,63 @@ static bool ParseEmberFile(XmlToEmber<T>& parser, const string& filename, vector
 {
 	if (!parser.Parse(filename.c_str(), embers, useDefaults))
 	{
-		cout << "Error parsing flame file " << filename << ", returning without executing.\n";
+		cerr << "Error parsing flame file " << filename << ", returning without executing.\n";
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (embers.empty())
 	{
-		cout << "Error: No data present in file " << filename << ". Aborting.\n";
+		cerr << "Error: No data present in file " << filename << ". Aborting.\n";
 		return false;
 	}
 
 	return true;
 }
 
+/// <summary>
+/// Cross platform wrapper for getting the full path of the current executable.
+/// </summary>
+/// <param name="programPath">The value of argv[0] passed into main()</param>
+/// <returns>The full path of the executable as a string</returns>
+static string GetExePath(const char* argv0)
+{
+	string fullpath;
+#ifdef _WIN32
+	fullpath = argv0;
+#else
+	vector<char> v;
+	v.resize(2048);
+#if __APPLE__
+	uint32_t vs = uint32_t(v.size());
+
+	if (_NSGetExecutablePath(v.data(), &vs) == 0)
+		fullpath = string(v.data());
+	else
+		cerr << "Could not discern full path from executable.\n";
+
+#else
+	auto fullsize = readlink("/proc/self/exe", v.data(), v.size());
+	fullpath = string(v.data());
+#endif
+#endif
+	return GetPath(fullpath);
+}
+
 /// <summary>
 /// Wrapper for parsing palette Xml file and initializing it's private static members,
 /// and printing any errors that occurred.
 /// Template argument expected to be float or double.
 /// </summary>
+/// <param name="programPath">The full path of the folder the program is running in</param>
 /// <param name="filename">The full path and name of the file</param>
 /// <returns>True if success, else false.</returns>
 template <typename T>
-static bool InitPaletteList(const string& filename)
+static bool InitPaletteList(const string& programPath, const string& filename)
 {
 	auto paletteList = PaletteList<float>::Instance();
-#ifdef _WIN32
-	vector<char> fullpath;
-	fullpath.resize(2048);
-	GetModuleFileName(nullptr, fullpath.data(), fullpath.size());
-	string s = GetPath(string(fullpath.data()));
-#else
-	string s = "./";
-#endif
 	static vector<string> paths =
 	{
-		s
+		programPath
 #ifndef _WIN32
 		, "~/",
 		"~/.config/fractorium/",
@@ -146,15 +168,21 @@ static bool InitPaletteList(const string& filename)
 
 	for (auto& p : paths)
 	{
+		auto fullpath = p + filename;
+		//cout << "Trying: " << fullpath << endl;
+
 		if (!added)
-			added |= paletteList->Add(p + filename);
+		{
+			if (std::ifstream(fullpath))
+				added |= paletteList->Add(fullpath);
+		}
 		else
 			break;
 	}
 
 	if (!added || !paletteList->Size())
 	{
-		cout << "Error parsing palette file " << filename << ". Reason: \n"
+		cerr << "Error parsing palette file " << filename << ". Reason: \n"
 			 << paletteList->ErrorReportString() << "\nReturning without executing.\n";
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/Source/EmberCommon/EmberCommonPch.h b/Source/EmberCommon/EmberCommonPch.h
index 1c4872e..6186a3c 100644
--- a/Source/EmberCommon/EmberCommonPch.h
+++ b/Source/EmberCommon/EmberCommonPch.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 	#include <tchar.h>
 #else
 	#include <arpa/inet.h>
+	#include <unistd.h>
 	#define _TCHAR char
 	#define _tmain main
 	#define _T
diff --git a/Source/EmberGenome/EmberGenome.cpp b/Source/EmberGenome/EmberGenome.cpp
index 4e228ee..b1d9707 100644
--- a/Source/EmberGenome/EmberGenome.cpp
+++ b/Source/EmberGenome/EmberGenome.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ void SetDefaultTestValues(Ember<T>& ember)
 /// <param name="opt">A populated EmberOptions object which specifies all program options to be used</param>
 /// <returns>True if success, else false.</returns>
 template <typename T>
-bool EmberGenome(EmberOptions& opt)
+bool EmberGenome(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[], EmberOptions& opt)
 {
 	auto info = OpenCLInfo::Instance();
 	std::cout.imbue(std::locale(""));
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ bool EmberGenome(EmberOptions& opt)
 	unique_ptr<Renderer<T, float>> renderer(CreateRenderer<T>(opt.EmberCL() ? eRendererType::OPENCL_RENDERER : eRendererType::CPU_RENDERER, devices, false, 0, emberReport));
 	QTIsaac<ISAAC_SIZE, ISAAC_INT> rand(ISAAC_INT(t.Tic()), ISAAC_INT(t.Tic() * 2), ISAAC_INT(t.Tic() * 3));
 	vector<string> errorReport = emberReport.ErrorReport();
+	auto fullpath = GetExePath(argv[0]);
 	os.imbue(std::locale(""));
 	os2.imbue(std::locale(""));
 
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ bool EmberGenome(EmberOptions& opt)
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!InitPaletteList<float>(opt.PalettePath()))
+	if (!InitPaletteList<float>(fullpath, opt.PalettePath()))
 		return false;
 
 	if (!opt.EmberCL())
@@ -870,10 +871,10 @@ int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
 #ifdef DO_DOUBLE
 
 		if (!opt.Sp())
-			b = EmberGenome<double>(opt);
+			b = EmberGenome<double>(argc, argv, opt);
 		else
 #endif
-			b = EmberGenome<float>(opt);
+			b = EmberGenome<float>(argc, argv, opt);
 	}
 
 	return b ? 0 : 1;
diff --git a/Source/EmberRender/EmberRender.cpp b/Source/EmberRender/EmberRender.cpp
index 6dea6a1..6d920f7 100644
--- a/Source/EmberRender/EmberRender.cpp
+++ b/Source/EmberRender/EmberRender.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ using namespace EmberCommon;
 /// <param name="opt">A populated EmberOptions object which specifies all program options to be used</param>
 /// <returns>True if success, else false.</returns>
 template <typename T>
-bool EmberRender(EmberOptions& opt)
+bool EmberRender(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[], EmberOptions& opt)
 {
 	auto info = EmberCLns::OpenCLInfo::Instance();
 	std::cout.imbue(std::locale(""));
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ bool EmberRender(EmberOptions& opt)
 	auto progress = make_unique<RenderProgress<T>>();
 	unique_ptr<Renderer<T, float>> renderer(CreateRenderer<T>(opt.EmberCL() ? eRendererType::OPENCL_RENDERER : eRendererType::CPU_RENDERER, devices, false, 0, emberReport));
 	vector<string> errorReport = emberReport.ErrorReport();
+	auto fullpath = GetExePath(argv[0]);
 
 	if (!errorReport.empty())
 		emberReport.DumpErrorReport();
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ bool EmberRender(EmberOptions& opt)
 	if (opt.EmberCL() && renderer->RendererType() != eRendererType::OPENCL_RENDERER)//OpenCL init failed, so fall back to CPU.
 		opt.EmberCL(false);
 
-	if (!InitPaletteList<float>(opt.PalettePath()))//For any modern flames, the palette isn't used. This is for legacy purposes and should be removed.
+	if (!InitPaletteList<float>(fullpath, opt.PalettePath()))//For any modern flames, the palette isn't used. This is for legacy purposes and should be removed.
 		return false;
 
 	if (!ParseEmberFile(parser, opt.Input(), embers))
@@ -432,10 +433,10 @@ int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
 #ifdef DO_DOUBLE
 
 		if (!opt.Sp())
-			b = EmberRender<double>(opt);
+			b = EmberRender<double>(argc, argv, opt);
 		else
 #endif
-			b = EmberRender<float>(opt);
+			b = EmberRender<float>(argc, argv, opt);
 	}
 
 	return b ? 0 : 1;