diff --git a/app/services/projects/import_export/export_service.rb b/app/services/projects/import_export/export_service.rb
index d6752377ce5..80c7193efcb 100644
--- a/app/services/projects/import_export/export_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/projects/import_export/export_service.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module Projects
       end
 
       def notify_error
-        notification_service.project_not_exported(@project, @current_user, @shared.errors.join(', '))
+        notification_service.project_not_exported(@project, @current_user, @shared.errors)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/import_export.rb b/lib/gitlab/import_export.rb
index 624c1766024..4ea7a592c2f 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/import_export.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/import_export.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Gitlab
     end
 
     def config_file
-      'lib/gitlab/import_export/import_export.yml'
+      File.join(Rails.root, 'lib/gitlab/import_export/import_export.yml')
     end
 
     def version_filename