Fix issue with empty fallback directory (#9134)

JabRef · Sep 4, 2022 · 41a1999 · 41a1999
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commit 41a1999
Showing 1 changed file with 2 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java b/src/main/java/org/jabref/preferences/JabRefPreferences.java
@@ -2171,11 +2171,11 @@ public FieldWriterPreferences getFieldWriterPreferences() {
      * @param originalDirectory the directory as configured
      */
     private String determineMainFileDirectory(String originalDirectory) {
-        if (!originalDirectory.isEmpty()) {
+        if ((originalDirectory != null) && !originalDirectory.isEmpty()) {
             // A non-empty directory is kept
             return originalDirectory;
         }
-        return Path.of(JabRefDesktop.getDefaultFileChooserDirectory(), "JabRef").toString();
+        return JabRefDesktop.getDefaultFileChooserDirectory().toString();
     }
 
     @Override