diff --git a/shell/scripting/scriptengine.cpp b/shell/scripting/scriptengine.cpp
index 9a916af..c4c60a1 100644
--- a/shell/scripting/scriptengine.cpp
+++ b/shell/scripting/scriptengine.cpp
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ QStringList ScriptEngine::pendingUpdateScripts(Plasma::Corona *corona)
     const QString appName = corona->package().metadata().pluginName();
     QStringList scripts;
 
-    const QStringList dirs = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, appName + QStringLiteral("/kpartplugins"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
+    const QStringList dirs = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, "plasma/shells/" + appName + QStringLiteral("/updates"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
     Q_FOREACH(const QString& dir, dirs) {
         QDirIterator it(dir, QStringList() << QStringLiteral("*.js"));
         while (it.hasNext()) {
diff --git a/shell/shellcorona.cpp b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
index 9f190d6..9c9d52c 100644
--- a/shell/shellcorona.cpp
+++ b/shell/shellcorona.cpp
@@ -552,7 +552,13 @@ void ShellCorona::processUpdateScripts()
                 qDebug() << msg;
             });
     foreach (const QString &script, WorkspaceScripting::ScriptEngine::pendingUpdateScripts(this)) {
-        scriptEngine.evaluateScript(script);
+        QFile file(script);
+        if (file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text) ) {
+            QString code = file.readAll();
+            scriptEngine.evaluateScript(code);
+        } else {
+            qWarning() << "Unable to open the script file" << script << "for reading";
+        }
     }
 }