diff --git a/effects.cpp b/effects.cpp
index 4da5753e3c..8e73780066 100644
--- a/effects.cpp
+++ b/effects.cpp
@@ -1236,13 +1236,14 @@ bool EffectsHandlerImpl::loadScriptedEffect(const QString& name, KService *servi
         kDebug(1212) << "X-Plasma-MainScript not set";
         return false;
     }
-    const QString scriptFile = KStandardDirs::locateLocal("data", "kwin/effects/" + name + '/' + scriptName);
+    const QString scriptFile = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/effects/" + name + "/contents/" + scriptName);
     if (scriptFile.isNull()) {
         kDebug(1212) << "Could not locate the effect script";
         return false;
     }
     ScriptedEffect *effect = ScriptedEffect::create(name, scriptFile);
     if (!effect) {
+        kDebug(1212) << "Could not initialize scripted effect: " << name;
         return false;
     }
     effect_order.insert(service->property("X-KDE-Ordering").toInt(), EffectPair(name, effect));
diff --git a/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp b/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
index f30daf7a97..978ecb2764 100644
--- a/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
+++ b/scripting/scriptedeffect.cpp
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ bool ScriptedEffect::init(const QString &effectName, const QString &pathToScript
 {
     QFile scriptFile(pathToScript);
     if (!scriptFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
+        kDebug(1212) << "Could not open script file: " << pathToScript;
         return false;
     }
     m_effectName = effectName;
@@ -245,7 +246,7 @@ QVariant ScriptedEffect::readConfig(const QString& key)
 
 bool ScriptedEffect::loadConfig(const QString& name)
 {
-    const QString path = KStandardDirs::locateLocal("data", "kwin/effects/" + m_effectName + "/config/" + name + ".xml");
+    const QString path = KStandardDirs::locate("data", "kwin/effects/" + m_effectName + "/contents/config/" + name + ".xml");
     if (path.isEmpty()) {
         return false;
     }