diff --git a/PBE.pro b/PBE.pro
index 29aef7b..ec4fa52 100644
--- a/PBE.pro
+++ b/PBE.pro
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ TEMPLATE = app
 VERSION=3.0
 DEFINES += APP_VERSION=\\\"$$VERSION\\\"
 
-include($$PWD/ConanHelper.pri)
+include($${PWD}/ConanHelper.pri)
 
 win32{
     LIBS = $$replace(LIBS, .dll.lib, .dll)
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ win32{
     LIBS +=CRYPT32.lib
     LIBS +=Ws2_32.lib
     LIBS +=User32.lib
-    LIBS += $$PWD/../quazip/build/quazip/Release/quazip1-gt5.lib        
+    LIBS += $${PWD}/../quazip/build/quazip/Release/quazip1-gt5.lib        
     DEFINES += CURL_STATICLIB
     RC_ICONS = icons/NHERI-PBE-Icon.ico
 } else {
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ win32{
     mac {
       ICON = icons/NHERI-PBE-Icon.icns
       DEFINES += _GRAPHICS_Qt3D
-      QMAKE_INFO_PLIST=$$PWD/Info.plist
-      LIBS += $$PWD/../quazip/build/quazip/libquazip1-qt5.1.4.dylib
+      QMAKE_INFO_PLIST=$${PWD}/Info.plist
+      LIBS += $${PWD}/../quazip/build/quazip/libquazip1-qt5.1.4.dylib
     } else {
       LIBS += -L/usr/local/lib -lquazip1-qt5 -lc
     }
 }
 
-INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../quazip/quazip
+INCLUDEPATH += $${PWD}/../quazip/quazip
 
 #for stevan
 #macx: LIBS += -L/opt/homebrew/Cellar/quazip/1.4/lib/ -lquazip1-qt6.1.4
@@ -129,4 +129,4 @@ HEADERS  += \
 RESOURCES += \
     images.qrc
 
-#OTHER_FILES += conanfile.py
\ No newline at end of file
+#OTHER_FILES += conanfile.py