server/AyaNova/util/FileUtil.cs

@@ -812,6 +812,14 @@ namespace AyaNova.Util
                 return string.Empty;
             }
 
+            //only applies if there is a % in it
+            //"A string containing the names of zero or more environment variables. Each environment variable is quoted with the percent sign character (%)."
+
+            if(!path.Contains('%')){
+                return path;
+            }
+
+
             return System.Environment.ExpandEnvironmentVariables(path);
 
         }