diff --git a/application/commands/PluginCommand.php b/application/commands/PluginCommand.php
index 276a3f987e7..50109d0c41e 100644
--- a/application/commands/PluginCommand.php
+++ b/application/commands/PluginCommand.php
@@ -17,14 +17,11 @@ class PluginCommand extends CConsoleCommand
 
         public function actionCron($interval)
         {
-
             $pm = \Yii::app()->pluginManager;
             $event = new PluginEvent('cron');
             $event->set('interval', $interval);
             $pm->dispatchEvent($event);
-            
-            
         }
     }
 
-?>
\ No newline at end of file
+?>
diff --git a/application/commands/console.php b/application/commands/console.php
index b26a05367ad..e56666803c0 100644
--- a/application/commands/console.php
+++ b/application/commands/console.php
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@
   }
   unset ($config['defaultController']);
   unset ($config['config']);
-  $config['runtimePath']=$settings['tempdir'].'/runtime';
+  /* fix tempdir for runtime path, unsure you can lauch function anywhere (if you use php /var/www/limesurvey/... : can be /root/ for config */
+  $tempdir=$settings['tempdir'];
+  if(!is_dir($tempdir)){
+      $tempdir=str_replace($settings['rootdir'],dirname(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))),$settings['tempdir']);
+  }
+  $config['runtimePath']=$tempdir.'/runtime';
 
     // fix for fcgi
     defined('STDIN') or define('STDIN', fopen('php://stdin', 'r'));