diff --git a/dist/lib/funz-client-1.17.jar b/dist/lib/funz-client-1.17.jar
index 5c0e801..a5db06e 100644
Binary files a/dist/lib/funz-client-1.17.jar and b/dist/lib/funz-client-1.17.jar differ
diff --git a/dist/lib/funz-core-1.17.jar b/dist/lib/funz-core-1.17.jar
index 16f2dbf..a956157 100644
Binary files a/dist/lib/funz-core-1.17.jar and b/dist/lib/funz-core-1.17.jar differ
diff --git a/lib/Rsession-3.1.9.jar b/lib/Rsession-3.1.9.jar
index 9379d3e..f777b5c 100644
Binary files a/lib/Rsession-3.1.9.jar and b/lib/Rsession-3.1.9.jar differ
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/funz/run/Client.java b/src/main/java/org/funz/run/Client.java
index e3fe2c9..c2ade62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/funz/run/Client.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/funz/run/Client.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import org.funz.*;
+import org.funz.log.Log;
+
 import static org.funz.Protocol.END_OF_REQ;
 import static org.funz.Protocol.RET_HEARTBEAT;
 import static org.funz.Protocol.RET_INFO;
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@ public static class PluginInfo {
     boolean log = false;
 
     public void log(String s) {
-        //System.err.println("<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< " + s);
+        //Log.out("[Client] "+ s, 10);
     }
 
     public static String getProtocol() {
@@ -240,6 +242,8 @@ public void flush() {
                 _dis = new DataInputStream(_socket.getInputStream());
 
             } catch (Exception e) {
+                log("Exception on Socket instanciation on "+_host+":"+_port+"\n  "+e);
+                e.printStackTrace();
                 disconnect();
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/funz/script/RMathExpression.java b/src/main/java/org/funz/script/RMathExpression.java
index 9746b71..36695bd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/funz/script/RMathExpression.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/funz/script/RMathExpression.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.math.R.RserveSession;
 import org.math.R.RserverConf;
 import org.math.R.Rsession;
+import org.math.R.Rsession.RException;
 
 /**
  *
@@ -196,15 +197,25 @@ public RMathExpression(String name, File log) {
     }
 
     void initR() {
-        try { // Fix for windows when /cygdrive/c/.. remains in HOME
-            R.voidEval("Sys.setenv(HOME='"
-                    + new File(System.getProperty("user.home")).getAbsolutePath().
-                            replace('\\', '/') // Fix path sep
-                    + "')");
-        } catch (Rsession.RException ex) {
-            Log.err("Failed to setup user homedir: " + ex.getMessage(), 3);
-        }
         R.log("######################### INFORMATION ###########################", Level.WARNING);
+
+        boolean RisLocal = (R instanceof R2jsSession) ||(R instanceof RenjinSession) || (R instanceof RserveSession && ((RserveSession) R).RserveConf.isLocal());
+        if (RisLocal) // otherwise will force to use local username HOME, which may be not available on remote Rserve (if used)
+            try { // Fix for windows when /cygdrive/c/.. remains in HOME
+                R.log("Force user homedir: "+new File(System.getProperty("user.home")).getAbsolutePath().replace('\\', '/'), Level.WARNING);
+                R.voidEval("Sys.setenv(HOME='"
+                        + new File(System.getProperty("user.home")).getAbsolutePath().replace('\\', '/') // Fix path sep
+                        + "')");
+            } catch (Rsession.RException ex) {
+                Log.err("Failed to setup user homedir: " + ex.getMessage(), 3);
+            }
+        else
+            try {
+                R.log("Let default remote homedir: "+R.eval("Sys.getenv('HOME')"), Level.WARNING);
+            } catch (RException e) {
+                Log.err("Failed to get remote homedir: " + e.getMessage(), 3);
+            }
+
         printInformation(R);
         initLibPath(R);
         R.log("#################################################################", Level.WARNING);
@@ -341,8 +352,10 @@ String asRList(Map m) {
 
     public static void printInformation(Rsession R) {
         try {
+            R.log(R.toString(), Level.WARNING);
             String nodename = (String) R.eval("Sys.info()[['nodename']]");
             String rhome = (String) R.eval("Sys.getenv('R_HOME')");
+            String home = (String) R.eval("Sys.getenv('HOME')");
             String host = (nodename == null ? "?" : nodename) + ":" + (rhome == null ? "?" : rhome);
             R.log("Host " + host, Level.WARNING);
             String dir = R.eval("getwd()").toString();
@@ -402,7 +415,7 @@ public static void initLibPath(Rsession R) {
         }
         try {
             //if (RLibPath == null) {
-            String RLibPath = "file.path('"+Constants.APP_USER_DIR.getAbsolutePath().replace('\\', '/')+"','R')";
+            String RLibPath = "file.path(Sys.getenv('HOME'),'R')"; // use getenv(HOME) which is also consistent remotely
             //}
             //if (RLibPath != null) {
             R.voidEval("if (!file.exists(" + RLibPath + ")) dir.create(" + RLibPath + ",recursive=TRUE)");