diff --git a/src/win/launchi2p.bat b/src/win/launchi2p.bat
index 13b259e..94917f6 100644
--- a/src/win/launchi2p.bat
+++ b/src/win/launchi2p.bat
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ netstat /o /a | find /i "listening" | find ":4444" >nul 2>nul && (
   echo "I2P is already running, not launching"
 ) || (
   echo "I2P is not running, launching"
-  start "i2p" %I2PPath%i2p.exe
+  echo start "i2p" /D "%I2PPath%" %I2PPath%i2p.exe
+  start "i2p" /D "%I2PPath%" i2p.exe
 )