diff --git a/src/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp b/src/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp
index 48ce4bb9c..821dec3e3 100644
--- a/src/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ DownloadManager::DownloadManager(QWidget *parent) :
 
     QSettings settings(mApp->getActiveProfil()+"settings.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);
     settings.beginGroup("DownloadManager");
-    m_downloadPath = settings.value("defaultDownloadPath", "");
+    m_downloadPath = settings.value("defaultDownloadPath", "").toString();
     m_lastDownloadPath = settings.value("lastDownloadPath",QDir::homePath()+"/").toString();
     settings.endGroup();