diff --git a/gns3server/modules/qemu/__init__.py b/gns3server/modules/qemu/__init__.py
index 6dd532ba..70c1bf55 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/qemu/__init__.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/qemu/__init__.py
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ class Qemu(BaseManager):
             # add specific locations on Mac OS X regardless of what's in $PATH
             paths.extend(["/usr/local/bin", "/opt/local/bin"])
             if hasattr(sys, "frozen"):
-                paths.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "../../../qemu/bin/")))
+                try:
+                    paths.append(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "../../../qemu/bin/")))
+                # If the user run the server by hand from outside
+                except FileNotFoundError:
+                    paths.append(["/Applications/GNS3.app/Contents/Resources/qemu/bin"])
         for path in paths:
             try:
                 for f in os.listdir(path):