diff --git a/lightbox2.admin.inc b/lightbox2.admin.inc
index e74644ed1442ca18cb23954054a2f0e4eb632127..418bbed2c6029945a35fc61e2563d3c1e5e6faf6 100644
--- a/lightbox2.admin.inc
+++ b/lightbox2.admin.inc
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ function lightbox2_general_settings_form() {
   $form['video_fieldset']['lightbox2_flv_player_path'] = array(
     '#type' => 'textfield',
     '#title' => t('Path to FLV Player'),
-    '#description' => t('The path to the FLV player, relative to Drupal root directory.'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('lightbox2_flv_player_path', '/flvplayer.swf'),
+    '#description' => t('The path to the FLV player, relative to Drupal root directory. No leading slashes.'),
+    '#default_value' => variable_get('lightbox2_flv_player_path', 'flvplayer.swf'),
   );
 
   // Add textfield for FLV Player flashvars.
diff --git a/lightbox2.module b/lightbox2.module
index 4b5db6e0757811276adbca9a2565c45f0afbf71c..8b3df0f4ee0bbfa72e6bda91c37e22ea4c7c9a80 100644
--- a/lightbox2.module
+++ b/lightbox2.module
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ function lightbox2_add_files() {
     'enable_video' => $enable_video,
   );
   if ($enable_video) {
-    $js_settings['flvPlayer'] = url(check_plain(variable_get('lightbox2_flv_player_path', '/flvplayer.swf')));
+    $js_settings['flvPlayer'] = url(check_plain(trim(variable_get('lightbox2_flv_player_path', 'flvplayer.swf'), '/')));
     $js_settings['flvFlashvars'] = check_plain(variable_get('lightbox2_flv_player_flashvars', ''));
   }