diff --git a/all-in-one-wp-security/admin/wp-security-settings-menu.php b/all-in-one-wp-security/admin/wp-security-settings-menu.php
index b46101d..172f9d9 100644
--- a/all-in-one-wp-security/admin/wp-security-settings-menu.php
+++ b/all-in-one-wp-security/admin/wp-security-settings-menu.php
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ function render_tab2()
                 $aio_wp_security->debug_logger->log_debug("Nonce check failed on htaccess file save!",4);
                 die("Nonce check failed on htaccess file save!");
             }
-            $htaccess_path = ABSPATH . '.htaccess';
+            $home_path = get_home_path();
+            $htaccess_path = $home_path . '.htaccess';
             $result = AIOWPSecurity_Utility_File::backup_and_rename_htaccess($htaccess_path); //Backup the htaccess file
             
             if ($result)
@@ -289,7 +290,8 @@ function render_tab2()
                 $is_htaccess = AIOWPSecurity_Utility_Htaccess::check_if_htaccess_contents($new_htaccess_file_path);
                 if ($is_htaccess == 1)
                 {
-                    $active_root_htaccess = ABSPATH.'.htaccess';
+                    $home_path = get_home_path();
+                    $active_root_htaccess = $home_path . '.htaccess';
                     if (!copy($new_htaccess_file_path, $active_root_htaccess)) 
                     {
                         //Failed to make a backup copy
@@ -363,7 +365,8 @@ function render_tab2()
 <!--        <h3 class="hndle"><label for="title">--><?php //_e('View Contents of the currently active .htaccess file', 'all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall'); ?><!--</label></h3>-->
 <!--        <div class="inside">-->
 <!--            --><?php
-//            $ht_file = ABSPATH . '.htaccess';
+//            $home_path = get_home_path();
+//            $ht_file = $home_path . '.htaccess';
 //            $ht_contents = AIOWPSecurity_Utility_File::get_file_contents($ht_file);
 //            //echo $ht_contents;
 //            ?>
@@ -791,4 +794,4 @@ function check_if_valid_aiowps_settings_file($wp_file)
 
     }
 
-} //end class
\ No newline at end of file
+} //end class
diff --git a/all-in-one-wp-security/classes/wp-security-utility-file.php b/all-in-one-wp-security/classes/wp-security-utility-file.php
index 44b05b7..c0a777e 100644
--- a/all-in-one-wp-security/classes/wp-security-utility-file.php
+++ b/all-in-one-wp-security/classes/wp-security-utility-file.php
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@ function __construct(){
 
         //Get wp-config.php file path
         $wp_config_path = AIOWPSecurity_Utility_File::get_wp_config_file_path();
+	$home_path = get_home_path();
 
         $this->files_and_dirs_to_check = array(
             array('name'=>'root directory','path'=>ABSPATH,'permissions'=>'0755'),
             array('name'=>'wp-includes/','path'=>ABSPATH."wp-includes",'permissions'=>'0755'),
-            array('name'=>'.htaccess','path'=>ABSPATH.".htaccess",'permissions'=>'0644'),
+            array('name'=>'.htaccess','path'=> $home_path .".htaccess",'permissions'=>'0644'),
             array('name'=>'wp-admin/index.php','path'=>ABSPATH."wp-admin/index.php",'permissions'=>'0644'),
             array('name'=>'wp-admin/js/','path'=>ABSPATH."wp-admin/js/",'permissions'=>'0755'),
             array('name'=>'wp-content/themes/','path'=>ABSPATH."wp-content/themes",'permissions'=>'0755'),
diff --git a/all-in-one-wp-security/classes/wp-security-utility-htaccess.php b/all-in-one-wp-security/classes/wp-security-utility-htaccess.php
index 0f9131f..2bd003d 100644
--- a/all-in-one-wp-security/classes/wp-security-utility-htaccess.php
+++ b/all-in-one-wp-security/classes/wp-security-utility-htaccess.php
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ static function write_to_htaccess()
             return false; //unable to write to the file
         }
 
-        $htaccess = ABSPATH . '.htaccess';
+	$home_path = get_home_path();
+        $htaccess = $home_path . '.htaccess';
 
         if (!$f = @fopen($htaccess, 'a+')) {
             @chmod($htaccess, 0644);
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@ static function write_to_htaccess()
     static function delete_from_htaccess($section = 'All In One WP Security')
     {
         //TODO
-        $htaccess = ABSPATH . '.htaccess';
+	$home_path = get_home_path();
+        $htaccess = $home_path . '.htaccess';
 
         @ini_set('auto_detect_line_endings', true);
         if (!file_exists($htaccess)) {
@@ -1138,4 +1140,4 @@ protected static function add_netmask($ips) {
 
         return $output;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}