diff --git a/main/inc/lib/api.lib.php b/main/inc/lib/api.lib.php
index 7bd9946156..7068d89483 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/api.lib.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/api.lib.php
@@ -777,9 +777,9 @@ function api_get_path($path = '', $configuration = [])
 
         global $virtualChamilo;
         if (!empty($virtualChamilo)) {
-            $paths[$root_web][SYS_ARCHIVE_PATH] = $virtualChamilo[SYS_ARCHIVE_PATH];
-            $paths[$root_web][SYS_HOME_PATH] = $virtualChamilo[SYS_HOME_PATH];
-            $paths[$root_web][SYS_COURSE_PATH] = $virtualChamilo[SYS_COURSE_PATH];
+            $paths[$root_web][SYS_ARCHIVE_PATH] = $virtualChamilo[SYS_ARCHIVE_PATH].'/';
+            $paths[$root_web][SYS_HOME_PATH] = $virtualChamilo[SYS_HOME_PATH].'/'
+            $paths[$root_web][SYS_COURSE_PATH] = $virtualChamilo[SYS_COURSE_PATH].'/'
         }
 
         $isInitialized[$root_web] = true;
diff --git a/plugin/vchamilo/views/editinstance.controller.php b/plugin/vchamilo/views/editinstance.controller.php
index 9d34bb35e8..4eb6447caa 100644
--- a/plugin/vchamilo/views/editinstance.controller.php
+++ b/plugin/vchamilo/views/editinstance.controller.php
@@ -77,36 +77,10 @@ if ($data->what == 'addinstance' || $data->what == 'registerinstance') {
         file_put_contents($htaccessFile, vchamilo_get_htaccess_fragment($slug));
     }
 
-    // if real coursedir IS NOT under chamilo install, link to it
-    /*$standardlocation = str_replace('//', '/', $_configuration['root_sys'].'/'.$data->course_folder); // where it should be
-    ctrace("Checking course dir against standard $standardlocation ");
-    ctrace("checking standard location : ".is_dir($standardlocation));
-
-    if ($coursedir != $standardlocation) {
-
-        // The standard location dir SHOULD NOT EXIST YET
-        assert(!is_dir($standardlocation));
-        ctrace("Linking virtual coursedir ");
-        chdir(dirname($standardlocation));
-        if (!symlink($coursedir, basename($coursedir))) {
-            ctrace("Could not link $standardlocation => $coursedir ");
-        }
-    } else {
-        ctrace("Course dir in standard location");
-    }*/
-
-    // create homedir
-
-    // Structure of virtualized home folders :
-
-    /*
-     * {LegacyHomeContainer} => {VChamiloSubcontainer} => {BrandedAccessUrlHome}
-     *
-     */
     $absalternatehome = vchamilo_get_config('vchamilo', 'home_real_root');
     // absalternatehome is a vchamilo config setting that tells where the
     // real physical storage for home pages are.
-    $homedir = str_replace('//', '/', $absalternatehome.'/'.$slug);
+    $homedir = $absalternatehome.'/'.$slug;
 
     ctrace("Making home dir as $homedir");
 
@@ -166,7 +140,6 @@ if ($data->what == 'addinstance' || $data->what == 'registerinstance') {
         vchamilo_load_files_from_template($data, $template);
     }
 
-
     // pluging in site name institution
     $settingstable = $data->main_database.'.settings_current';
     $accessurltable = $data->main_database.'.access_url';