diff --git a/frappy/lib/__init__.py b/frappy/lib/__init__.py
index 069239d..7cab1d3 100644
--- a/frappy/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/frappy/lib/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 # *****************************************************************************
 """Define helpers"""
 
+import os
 import importlib
 import linecache
 import socket
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ class GeneralConfig:
         if path.splitext(sys.executable)[1] == ".exe" and not path.basename(sys.executable).startswith('python'):
             # special MS windows environment
             cfg.update(piddir='./', logdir='./log', confdir='./')
-        elif path.exists(path.join(repodir, '.git')):
+        elif path.exists(path.join(repodir, '.git')) or os.sep == '\\':  # for hands on session
             # running from git repo
             cfg['confdir'] = path.join(repodir, 'cfg')
             # take logdir and piddir from <repodir>/cfg/generalConfig.cfg