diff --git a/profiles/bicycle.lua b/profiles/bicycle.lua
index 497321ccf..dc290e11a 100644
--- a/profiles/bicycle.lua
+++ b/profiles/bicycle.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-require("lib/access")
-require("lib/maxspeed")
+-- Bicycle profile
+
+local find_access_tag = require("lib/access").find_access_tag
+local limit = require("lib/maxspeed").limit
 
 -- Begin of globals
 barrier_whitelist = { [""] = true, ["cycle_barrier"] = true, ["bollard"] = true, ["entrance"] = true, ["cattle_grid"] = true, ["border_control"] = true, ["toll_booth"] = true, ["sally_port"] = true, ["gate"] = true, ["no"] = true }
@@ -122,7 +124,6 @@ local function parse_maxspeed(source)
     return n
 end
 
-
 function get_exceptions(vector)
   for i,v in ipairs(restriction_exception_tags) do
     vector:Add(v)
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ end
 
 function node_function (node, result)
   local barrier = node:get_value_by_key("barrier")
-  local access = Access.find_access_tag(node, access_tags_hierachy)
+  local access = find_access_tag(node, access_tags_hierachy)
   local traffic_signal = node:get_value_by_key("highway")
 
 	-- flag node if it carries a traffic light
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ function way_function (way, result)
   end
 
   -- access
-  local access = Access.find_access_tag(way, access_tags_hierachy)
+  local access = find_access_tag(way, access_tags_hierachy)
   if access and access_tag_blacklist[access] then
     return
   end
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ function way_function (way, result)
   end
 
   -- maxspeed
-  MaxSpeed.limit( result, maxspeed, maxspeed_forward, maxspeed_backward )
+  limit( result, maxspeed, maxspeed_forward, maxspeed_backward )
 end
 
 function turn_function (angle)
diff --git a/profiles/car.lua b/profiles/car.lua
index 813afd19c..6b77575ed 100644
--- a/profiles/car.lua
+++ b/profiles/car.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
--- Begin of globals
---require("lib/access") --function temporarily inlined
+-- Car profile
 
+local find_access_tag = require("lib/access").find_access_tag
+
+-- Begin of globals
 barrier_whitelist = { ["cattle_grid"] = true, ["border_control"] = true, ["checkpoint"] = true, ["toll_booth"] = true, ["sally_port"] = true, ["gate"] = true, ["lift_gate"] = true, ["no"] = true, ["entrance"] = true }
 access_tag_whitelist = { ["yes"] = true, ["motorcar"] = true, ["motor_vehicle"] = true, ["vehicle"] = true, ["permissive"] = true, ["designated"] = true }
 access_tag_blacklist = { ["no"] = true, ["private"] = true, ["agricultural"] = true, ["forestry"] = true, ["emergency"] = true, ["psv"] = true }
@@ -147,16 +149,6 @@ local mode_normal = 1
 local mode_ferry = 2
 local mode_movable_bridge = 3
 
-local function find_access_tag(source, access_tags_hierachy)
-  for i,v in ipairs(access_tags_hierachy) do
-    local access_tag = source:get_value_by_key(v)
-    if access_tag and "" ~= access_tag then
-      return access_tag
-    end
-  end
-  return ""
-end
-
 function get_exceptions(vector)
   for i,v in ipairs(restriction_exception_tags) do
     vector:Add(v)
diff --git a/profiles/foot.lua b/profiles/foot.lua
index 5a370971a..3133cb843 100644
--- a/profiles/foot.lua
+++ b/profiles/foot.lua
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 -- Foot profile
 
-require("lib/access")
+local find_access_tag = require("lib/access").find_access_tag
 
+-- Begin of globals
 barrier_whitelist = { [""] = true, ["cycle_barrier"] = true, ["bollard"] = true, ["entrance"] = true, ["cattle_grid"] = true, ["border_control"] = true, ["toll_booth"] = true, ["sally_port"] = true, ["gate"] = true, ["no"] = true}
 access_tag_whitelist = { ["yes"] = true, ["foot"] = true, ["permissive"] = true, ["designated"] = true  }
 access_tag_blacklist = { ["no"] = true, ["private"] = true, ["agricultural"] = true, ["forestery"] = true }
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ end
 
 function node_function (node, result)
 	local barrier = node:get_value_by_key("barrier")
-	local access = Access.find_access_tag(node, access_tags_hierachy)
+	local access = find_access_tag(node, access_tags_hierachy)
 	local traffic_signal = node:get_value_by_key("highway")
 
 	-- flag node if it carries a traffic light
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ function way_function (way, result)
     end
 
 	-- access
-    local access = Access.find_access_tag(way, access_tags_hierachy)
+    local access = find_access_tag(way, access_tags_hierachy)
     if access_tag_blacklist[access] then
 		return
     end
diff --git a/profiles/lib/access.lua b/profiles/lib/access.lua
index 76d2e2c89..3fd4ff605 100644
--- a/profiles/lib/access.lua
+++ b/profiles/lib/access.lua
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
 local ipairs = ipairs
 
-module "Access"
+local Access = {}
 
-function find_access_tag(source,access_tags_hierachy)
+function Access.find_access_tag(source,access_tags_hierachy)
     for i,v in ipairs(access_tags_hierachy) do
         local tag = source:get_value_by_key(v)
         if tag and tag ~= '' then
             return tag
         end
     end
-    return nil
+    return ""
 end
+
+return Access
diff --git a/profiles/lib/maxspeed.lua b/profiles/lib/maxspeed.lua
index aca344a79..0dd9b822d 100644
--- a/profiles/lib/maxspeed.lua
+++ b/profiles/lib/maxspeed.lua
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 local math = math
 
-module "MaxSpeed"
+local MaxSpeed = {}
 
-function limit(way,max,maxf,maxb)
+function MaxSpeed.limit(way,max,maxf,maxb)
   if maxf and maxf>0 then
     way.forward_speed = math.min(way.forward_speed, maxf)
   elseif max and max>0 then
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@ function limit(way,max,maxf,maxb)
     way.backward_speed = math.min(way.backward_speed, max)
   end
 end
+
+return MaxSpeed
diff --git a/util/lua_util.hpp b/util/lua_util.hpp
index af6277c59..6dbdc8bc1 100644
--- a/util/lua_util.hpp
+++ b/util/lua_util.hpp
@@ -55,11 +55,10 @@ inline bool lua_function_exists(lua_State *lua_state, const char *name)
 // See http://lua-users.org/wiki/PackagePath for details on the package.path syntax.
 inline void luaAddScriptFolderToLoadPath(lua_State *lua_state, const char *file_name)
 {
-    const boost::filesystem::path profile_path(file_name);
+    boost::filesystem::path profile_path = boost::filesystem::canonical(file_name);
     std::string folder = profile_path.parent_path().string();
     // TODO: This code is most probably not Windows safe since it uses UNIX'ish path delimiters
-    const std::string lua_code =
-        "package.path = \"" + folder + "/?.lua;profiles/?.lua;\" .. package.path";
+    const std::string lua_code = "package.path = \"" + folder + "/?.lua;\" .. package.path";
     luaL_dostring(lua_state, lua_code.c_str());
 }