diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh
index 31a18257b9..27c477f94b 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@ Var ConfigureReturn
 Section -ConfigureScript
 
   DetailPrint $(TEXT_CONFIGURE_LYX)
+  SetShellVarContext current
+  SetOutPath "$APPDATA\${APP_DIR_USERDATA}"
   nsExec::ExecToLog '"$INSTDIR\Python\python.exe" "$INSTDIR\Resources\configure.py"'
   # $ConfigureReturn is "0" if successful, otherwise "1"
   Pop $ConfigureReturn # Return value