--- module/InitHomeDir.py
+++ module/InitHomeDir.py
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
 # dirty method to set configdir from commandline arguments
 if "--configdir=" in args:
     pos = args.find("--configdir=")
-    end = args.find("-", pos + 12)
+    # NB: paths containing spaces are not supported, original version doesn't support paths containing '-'
+    end = args.find(" ", pos + 12)
 
     if end == -1:
         configdir = args[pos + 12:].strip()