diff --git a/ThingsPlugin.m b/ThingsPlugin.m
index 3e27d4f..3357197 100644
--- a/ThingsPlugin.m
+++ b/ThingsPlugin.m
@@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ - (id)init {
   preferences = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithContentsOfFile:preferencesPath];
 
   queryLimit = [[preferences valueForKey:@"Limit"] intValue];
+
+  NSFileManager* fm = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
   
   NSString* databasePath = [preferences objectForKey:@"databasePath"];
-  if(databasePath == nil || [databasePath length] == 0) {
+  if(databasePath == nil || [fm fileExistsAtPath:[preferences objectForKey:@"databasePath"]]) {
 	NSLog(@"We do not have the database path, going to search for it.");
-	NSFileManager* fm = [NSFileManager defaultManager];
 
 	NSString* appPath = @"/User/Applications/";
 	NSArray* uuidDirs = [fm directoryContentsAtPath:appPath];