diff --git a/examples/competitive/__init__.py b/examples/competitive/__init__.py
index 992b1d10..b28e6f8c 100644
--- a/examples/competitive/__init__.py
+++ b/examples/competitive/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import sc2
 from sc2 import Race, Difficulty
 from sc2.player import Bot, Computer
+from sc2.protocol import ConnectionAlreadyClosed
 
 from sc2.sc2process import SC2Process
 from sc2.client import Client
diff --git a/sc2/paths.py b/sc2/paths.py
index 98d45a4c..33e7b9c8 100644
--- a/sc2/paths.py
+++ b/sc2/paths.py
@@ -39,13 +39,16 @@ def get_env():
 
 def get_runner_args(cwd):
     if "WINE" in os.environ:
-        runner_dir = os.path.dirname(os.environ.get("WINE"))
-        # translate cwd from Unix to Windows path
-        win_cwd = subprocess.run(
-            [os.path.join(runner_dir, "winepath"), "-w", cwd], capture_output=True, text=True
-        ).stdout.rstrip()
-        return [os.environ.get("WINE"), "start", "/d", win_cwd, "/unix"]
-
+        runner_file = Path(os.environ.get("WINE"))
+        runner_file = runner_file if runner_file.is_file() else runner_file / "wine"
+        """
+        TODO Is converting linux path really necessary?
+        That would convert 
+        '/home/burny/Games/battlenet/drive_c/Program Files (x86)/StarCraft II/Support64'
+        to 
+        'Z:\\home\\burny\\Games\\battlenet\\drive_c\\Program Files (x86)\\StarCraft II\\Support64'
+        """
+        return [runner_file, "start", "/d", cwd, "/unix"]
     return []
 
 
diff --git a/sc2/proxy.py b/sc2/proxy.py
index 0c3e8be3..9f6f089b 100644
--- a/sc2/proxy.py
+++ b/sc2/proxy.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ async def proxy_handler(self, request):
         return bot_ws
 
     async def play_with_proxy(self, startport):
-        logger.info(f"Proxy({self.port}): starting app")
+        logger.info(f"Proxy({self.port}): Starting app")
         app = web.Application()
         app.router.add_route("GET", "/sc2api", self.proxy_handler)
         apprunner = web.AppRunner(app, access_log=None)
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ async def play_with_proxy(self, startport):
             subproc_args["creationflags"] = subprocess.CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP
 
         player_command_line = self.player.cmd_line(self.port, startport, self.controller._process._host)
+        logger.info(f"Starting bot with command: {' '.join(player_command_line)}")
         if self.player.stdout is None:
             bot_process = subprocess.Popen(player_command_line, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, **subproc_args)
         else: