diff --git a/application/controllers/Customers.php b/application/controllers/Customers.php
index f4f310500..19296dd0a 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Customers.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Customers.php
@@ -153,13 +153,12 @@ class Customers extends Persons
 	}
 
 	/*
-	Customer import from excel spreadsheet
+	Customers import from excel spreadsheet
 	*/
 	public function excel()
 	{
 		$name = 'import_customers.csv';
-		$dir = '..';
-		$data = file_get_contents($dir . '/' . $name);
+		$data = file_get_contents('../' . $name);
 		force_download($name, $data);
 	}
 	
diff --git a/application/controllers/Items.php b/application/controllers/Items.php
index 47d4c059f..e31954b32 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Items.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Items.php
@@ -560,12 +560,14 @@ class Items extends Secure_Controller
 			echo json_encode(array('success' => FALSE, 'message' => $this->lang->line('items_cannot_be_deleted')));
 		}
 	}
-	
+
+	/*
+	Items import from excel spreadsheet
+	*/
 	public function excel()
 	{
 		$name = 'import_items.csv';
-		$dir = '..';
-		$data = file_get_contents($dir . '/' . $name);
+		$data = file_get_contents('../' . $name);
 		force_download($name, $data);
 	}