diff --git a/ui/BankingJavaFxApp/src/main/kotlin/net/dankito/banking/ui/javafx/dialogs/mainwindow/MainWindow.kt b/ui/BankingJavaFxApp/src/main/kotlin/net/dankito/banking/ui/javafx/dialogs/mainwindow/MainWindow.kt
index 2c115f54..cccff3c9 100755
--- a/ui/BankingJavaFxApp/src/main/kotlin/net/dankito/banking/ui/javafx/dialogs/mainwindow/MainWindow.kt
+++ b/ui/BankingJavaFxApp/src/main/kotlin/net/dankito/banking/ui/javafx/dialogs/mainwindow/MainWindow.kt
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import tornadofx.FX.Companion.messages
 
 class MainWindow : View(messages["application.title"]) {
 
-    private val dataFolder = ensureFolderExists(File("."), "data")
+    private val dataFolder = ensureFolderExists(File(System.getProperty("user.dir")), "data")
 
     private val databaseFolder = ensureFolderExists(dataFolder, "db")