diff --git a/sublime_files.py b/sublime_files.py
index 78ee9c1..feb4c57 100644
--- a/sublime_files.py
+++ b/sublime_files.py
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@
 class SublimeFilesCommand(sublime_plugin.WindowCommand):
 
     def getcwd(self):
-        if running_in_st3():
-            return os.getcwd()
-        else:
-            return os.getcwdu()
+        try:
+            if running_in_st3():
+                return os.getcwd()
+            else:
+                return os.getcwdu()
+        except OSError:
+            os.chdir(os.getenv(self.home))
+            return self.getcwd()
 
     def show_quick_panel(self, elements, on_selection, params):
         sublime.set_timeout(lambda: self.window.show_quick_panel(elements, on_selection, params), 10)
@@ -213,7 +217,10 @@ def get_sublime_path():
         else:
             return '/Applications/Sublime Text 2.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl'
     elif sublime.platform() == 'linux':
-        return open('/proc/self/cmdline').read().split(chr(0))[0]
+        if running_in_st3():
+            return open('/proc/' + str(os.getppid()) + '/cmdline').read().split(chr(0))[0]
+        else:
+            return open('/proc/self/cmdline').read().split(chr(0))[0]
     else:
         if running_in_st3():
             return os.path.join(sys.path[0], 'sublime_text.exe')