diff --git a/Tools/build.py b/Tools/build.py
index 0dc47713..6d8bb39a 100755
--- a/Tools/build.py
+++ b/Tools/build.py
@@ -120,9 +120,8 @@ def setup(build_config: BuildConfig, build_result: BuildResult) -> Tuple[BuildCo
     if build_config.use_aqt:
         build_config.aqt_path = defines.AQT_PATH
 
-        if not Path(build_config.aqt_path).exists():
-            print(
-                f"aqt path does not exist at {build_config.aqt_path}. Please make sure you have installed aqt.")
+        if not build_config.aqt_path.exists():
+            print(f"aqt path does not exist at {build_config.aqt_path}. Please make sure to run setup.py!")
             exit(2)
 
     # Set default to empty, because it is only used on mac
diff --git a/Tools/defines.py b/Tools/defines.py
index e63aeda9..c9988af4 100644
--- a/Tools/defines.py
+++ b/Tools/defines.py
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ VCPKG_VERSION = "e2667a41fc2fc578474e9521d7eb90b769569c83"  # Master 07.10.2022
 QT_VERSION = "6.3.2"
 QT_IFW_VERSION = "4.4"
 SCREENPLAY_VERSION = "0.15.0-RC1"
-AQT_PATH = Path("C:/aqt") if sys.platform == "win32" else Path("~/aqt")
-PYTHON_EXECUTABLE = "python" if sys.platform == "win32" else "python3"
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+AQT_PATH = Path("C:/aqt") if sys.platform == "win32" else Path().home().joinpath("aqt")
+PYTHON_EXECUTABLE = "python" if sys.platform == "win32" else "python3"