diff --git a/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/python/TrigConfigSvcConfig.py b/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/python/TrigConfigSvcConfig.py
index 2c91474e14c9f483ec7678b1f0baf3359bccba36..aa9e51a3481cb7d87dc6e387c9669d5721885f73 100755
--- a/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/python/TrigConfigSvcConfig.py
+++ b/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/python/TrigConfigSvcConfig.py
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ class SetupTrigConfigSvc(object):
                 if TriggerFlags.doLVL2() or TriggerFlags.doEF() or TriggerFlags.doHLT() or TriggerFlags.configForStartup()=='HLToffline':
                     self.mlog.info( "setup HLTConfigSvc and add instance to ServiceMgr (xml file="+self.hltXmlFile+")" )
                     hlt = HLTConfigSvc("HLTConfigSvc")
-                    hlt.XMLMenuFile = findFileInXMLPATH(self.hltXmlFile)
+                    hlt.XMLMenuFile = self.hltXmlFile
                     hlt.doMergedHLT = TriggerFlags.doHLT()
                     ServiceMgr += hlt
                 else:
@@ -366,12 +366,12 @@ class SetupTrigConfigSvc(object):
 
                 self.mlog.info( "setup LVL1ConfigSvc and add instance to ServiceMgr (xml file="+self.l1XmlFile+")" )
                 l1 = LVL1ConfigSvc("LVL1ConfigSvc")
-                l1.XMLMenuFile = findFileInXMLPATH(self.l1XmlFile)
+                l1.XMLMenuFile = self.l1XmlFile
                 ServiceMgr += l1
 
                 self.mlog.info( "setup L1TopoConfigSvc and add instance to ServiceMgr (xml file="+self.l1topoXmlFile+")" )
                 l1topo = L1TopoConfigSvc()
-                l1topo.XMLMenuFile = findFileInXMLPATH(self.l1topoXmlFile)
+                l1topo.XMLMenuFile = self.l1topoXmlFile
                 ServiceMgr += l1topo
 
 
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/ConfigSvcBase.cxx b/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/ConfigSvcBase.cxx
index 0dc5122f8e3af9c49a5ccfaaccc7cf6f2a8ce345..e95800d08b30ce2391c00355127c0f9eaab05972 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/ConfigSvcBase.cxx
+++ b/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/ConfigSvcBase.cxx
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 #include "TrigConfStorage/StorageMgr.h"
 #include "TrigConfStorage/XMLStorageMgr.h"
 
-#include "boost/algorithm/string/case_conv.hpp"
+#include "PathResolver/PathResolver.h"
+
+#include "boost/algorithm/string.hpp"
 #include "boost/lexical_cast.hpp"
 
 using namespace std;
@@ -123,8 +125,13 @@ ConfigSvcBase::initStorageMgr() {
          ATH_MSG_ERROR("If you need the configuration and ConfigSource is 'XML', you need to specify a menu xml file");
          return StatusCode::FAILURE;
       }
-      ATH_MSG_INFO("XML file: " << m_xmlFile);
-      m_storageMgr = new XMLStorageMgr( { m_xmlFile } );
+      std::string resolvedXMLfile(m_xmlFile);
+      if( boost::algorithm::ends_with(m_xmlFile, ".xml") && ! boost::algorithm::starts_with(m_xmlFile, "./")  ) {
+         resolvedXMLfile = PathResolver::find_file( m_xmlFile, "XMLPATH" );
+      }
+      ATH_MSG_INFO("Unresolved XML file: " << m_xmlFile);
+      ATH_MSG_INFO("Resolved XML file: " << resolvedXMLfile);
+      m_storageMgr = new XMLStorageMgr( { resolvedXMLfile } );
    }
    return StatusCode::SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/LVL1ConfigSvc.cxx b/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/LVL1ConfigSvc.cxx
index 929c33cd19452dd11dd335b1c5c9fc868e30c27b..3decc4264caa66a2ddee0957a917d80a5c0f701b 100644
--- a/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/LVL1ConfigSvc.cxx
+++ b/Trigger/TrigConfiguration/TrigConfigSvc/src/LVL1ConfigSvc.cxx
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 
 
 // Athena/Gaudi includes:
-#include "PathResolver/PathResolver.h"
-
 #include "GaudiKernel/ServiceHandle.h"
 #include "GaudiKernel/IIncidentSvc.h"
 #include "GaudiKernel/Incident.h"
@@ -145,11 +143,7 @@ TrigConf::LVL1ConfigSvc::initializeRun2StyleMenu() {
    if ( m_configSourceString == "none" ) {
       ATH_MSG_INFO("Run 2 style menu has been disabled");
       m_xmlFile = "";
-   } else if( m_configSourceString == "xml") {
-      if( boost::algorithm::ends_with(m_xmlFile, ".xml") && ! boost::algorithm::starts_with(m_xmlFile, "./")  ) {
-         m_xmlFile = PathResolver::find_file( m_xmlFile, "XMLPATH" );
-      }
-   } else {
+   } else if( m_configSourceString != "xml") {
       TrigDBConnectionConfig::DBType dbtype(TrigDBConnectionConfig::DBLookup);
       if (m_configSourceString == "oracle") { dbtype = TrigDBConnectionConfig::Oracle; }
       else if (m_configSourceString == "mysql")  { dbtype = TrigDBConnectionConfig::MySQL; }