diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsFragment.java
index d7766f7b091..da8ba9928ad 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/settings/ContentSettingsFragment.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public void onCreatePreferences(final Bundle savedInstanceState, final String ro
         newpipeSettings = new File(homeDir, "/databases/newpipe.settings");
         newpipeSettings.delete();
 
-        manager = new ContentSettingsManager(homeDir);
+        manager = new ContentSettingsManager(homeDir.getAbsolutePath());
 
         addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.content_settings);