diff --git a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Localization.js b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Localization.js
index bab6ee258..4cf346dda 100644
--- a/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Localization.js
+++ b/WebContent/localization/OSRM.Localization.js
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 
 OSRM.Localization = {
 
+// default directory for localization files
+DIRECTORY: "localization/",
+
+// holds currently active language
 current_language: OSRM.DEFAULTS.LANGUAGE,
-		
+
 // initialize localization
 init: function() {
 	// create dropdown menu
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@ setLanguage: function(language) {
 			if( supported_languages[i].encoding == language) {
 				var script = document.createElement('script');
 				script.type = 'text/javascript';
-				script.src = "localization/OSRM.Locale."+language+".js";
+				script.src = OSRM.Localization.DIRECTORY+"OSRM.Locale."+language+".js";
 				document.head.appendChild(script);
 				break;
 			}
diff --git a/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js b/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
index e1641324c..e00aaf855 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
+++ b/WebContent/printing/OSRM.Printing.js
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ or see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.txt.
 
 OSRM.Printing = {
 		
+// directory with printing code, and base OSRM directory relative to this directory
+DIRECTORY: 'printing/',
+BASE_DIRECTORY: '../',
+		
 // create UI for printing in mainwindow
 init: function() {
 	var icon = document.createElement('div');
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ show: function(response) {
 		body += '<tr class="'+rowstyle+'">';
 		
 		body += '<td class="description-body-directions">';
-		body += '<img class="description-body-direction" src="../'+OSRM.RoutingDescription._getDrivingInstructionIcon(response.route_instructions[i][0])+'" alt="" />';
+		body += '<img class="description-body-direction" src="'+OSRM.Printing.BASE_DIRECTORY+OSRM.RoutingDescription._getDrivingInstructionIcon(response.route_instructions[i][0])+'" alt="" />';
 		body += "</td>";		
 
 		// build route description
@@ -137,7 +141,7 @@ show: function(response) {
 	var zoom = print_window.OSRM.drawMap( OSRM.DEFAULTS.TILE_SERVERS[tile_server_id], new L.LatLngBounds( positions ) );
 	
 	// draw markers
-	print_window.OSRM.prefetchIcons( OSRM.G.images );
+	print_window.OSRM.prefetchIcons( OSRM.G.images, OSRM.Printing.BASE_DIRECTORY );
 	print_window.OSRM.drawMarkers( OSRM.G.markers.route );
 	
 	// draw route & query for better geometry	
@@ -164,7 +168,7 @@ openPrintWindow: function() {
 		OSRM.G.printwindow.close();
 	
 	// generate a new window and wait till it has finished loading
-	OSRM.G.printwindow = window.open("printing/printing.html","","width=540,height=500,left=100,top=100,dependent=yes,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes");
+	OSRM.G.printwindow = window.open( OSRM.Printing.DIRECTORY + "printing.html","","width=540,height=500,left=100,top=100,dependent=yes,location=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,status=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes");
 },
 
 
@@ -182,7 +186,7 @@ printWindowLoaded: function(){
                 ];
 	var stylesheet = OSRM.CSS.getStylesheet("printing.css", print_document);
 	for(var i=0; i<css_list.length; i++) {
-		OSRM.CSS.insert( stylesheet, css_list[i].id, "background-image:url("+ "../" + OSRM.G.images[css_list[i].image_id].getAttribute("src") + ");" );
+		OSRM.CSS.insert( stylesheet, css_list[i].id, "background-image:url("+ OSRM.Printing.BASE_DIRECTORY + OSRM.G.images[css_list[i].image_id].getAttribute("src") + ");" );
 	}	
 	
 	// localization 
diff --git a/WebContent/printing/printing.js b/WebContent/printing/printing.js
index 00c3225f0..37bfd8063 100644
--- a/WebContent/printing/printing.js
+++ b/WebContent/printing/printing.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ function printWindow() {
 
 //prefetch icons
 OSRM.GLOBALS.icons = {};
-OSRM.prefetchIcons = function(images_list) {
+OSRM.prefetchIcons = function(images_list, BASE_DIRECTORY) {
 	var icon_list = [	{id:'marker-source',					image_id:'marker-source'},
 						{id:'marker-target',					image_id:'marker-target'},
 						{id:'marker-via',						image_id:'marker-via'},
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ OSRM.prefetchIcons = function(images_list) {
 
 	for(var i=0; i<icon_list.length; i++) {
 		var icon = {
-				iconUrl: "../"+images_list[icon_list[i].image_id].getAttribute("src"), iconSize: new L.Point(25, 41), iconAnchor: new L.Point(13, 41),
-				shadowUrl: "../"+images_list["marker-shadow"].getAttribute("src"), shadowSize: new L.Point(41, 41),
+				iconUrl: BASE_DIRECTORY+images_list[icon_list[i].image_id].getAttribute("src"), iconSize: new L.Point(25, 41), iconAnchor: new L.Point(13, 41),
+				shadowUrl: BASE_DIRECTORY+images_list["marker-shadow"].getAttribute("src"), shadowSize: new L.Point(41, 41),
 				popupAnchor: new L.Point(0, -33)
 			};
 		OSRM.G.icons[icon_list[i].id] = new L.SwitchableIcon(icon);