diff --git a/src/backend/generators.cpp b/src/backend/generators.cpp
index e24f6525..c45c1a3c 100644
--- a/src/backend/generators.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/generators.cpp
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ namespace loot {
     }
 
     //Default settings file generation.
-    void GenerateDefaultSettingsFile(const std::string& file) {
+    void GenerateDefaultSettingsFile(const boost::filesystem::path& file) {
 
         BOOST_LOG_TRIVIAL(info) << "Generating default settings file.";
 
@@ -431,8 +431,7 @@ namespace loot {
         yout.SetIndent(2);
         yout << root;
 
-        boost::filesystem::path p(file);
-        loot::ofstream out(p);
+        loot::ofstream out(file);
         out << yout.c_str();
         out.close();
     }
diff --git a/src/backend/generators.h b/src/backend/generators.h
index 26419f16..93e160bf 100644
--- a/src/backend/generators.h
+++ b/src/backend/generators.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace loot {
         const bool masterlistUpdateEnabled);
 
     //Default settings file generation.
-    void GenerateDefaultSettingsFile(const std::string& file);
+    void GenerateDefaultSettingsFile(const boost::filesystem::path& file);
 }
 
 namespace YAML {
diff --git a/src/gui/app.cpp b/src/gui/app.cpp
index cf3088de..3eb12984 100644
--- a/src/gui/app.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/app.cpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ namespace loot {
             catch (fs::filesystem_error& /*e*/) {
                 initError = "Error: Could not create local app data LOOT folder.";
             }
-            GenerateDefaultSettingsFile(g_path_settings.string());
+            GenerateDefaultSettingsFile(g_path_settings);
         }
         try {
             loot::ifstream in(g_path_settings);
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ namespace loot {
             loot::Language lang(_settings["Language"].as<string>());
             CefString(&cef_settings.locale).FromString(lang.Locale());
         }
-        if (!_settings["Verbosity"] || _settings["Debug Verbosity"].as<unsigned int>() == 0)
+        if (!_settings["Debug Verbosity"] || _settings["Debug Verbosity"].as<unsigned int>() == 0)
             cef_settings.log_severity = LOGSEVERITY_DISABLE;
 
         // Use cef_settings.resources_dir_path to specify Resources folder path.