diff --git a/src/myx/filesystem/paths.cpp b/src/myx/filesystem/paths.cpp
index d20f39d..61cee87 100644
--- a/src/myx/filesystem/paths.cpp
+++ b/src/myx/filesystem/paths.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ bool Paths::init( const QString& projectDir, const QString& configFileExtension
 
 	m_homeDirectory = QString::fromLocal8Bit( qgetenv( "HOME" ) );
 	m_tempDirectory = QString::fromLocal8Bit( qgetenv( "TMPDIR" ) );
-	if ( m_tempDirectory.isEmpty() || ( m_tempDirectory.path() == QStringLiteral( "." ) ) )
+	if ( !m_tempDirectory.exists() || ( m_tempDirectory.path() == QStringLiteral( "." ) ) )
 	{
 		m_tempDirectory = QStringLiteral( _PATH_TMP );
 	}