diff -ur applet-old/obex.c applet/obex.c
--- applet-old/obex.c	2008-04-30 09:29:57.000000000 +0200
+++ applet/obex.c	2008-04-30 09:30:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@
 
 	dir = g_get_user_special_dir(G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD);
 
+	if (!dir)
+		g_printerr("Warning: G_USER_DIRECTORY_DOWNLOAD not set - check ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs!");
+
 	dbus_g_proxy_begin_call(opp_server, "Start",
 				start_opp_notify, NULL, NULL,
 				G_TYPE_STRING, dir,
@@ -206,6 +209,9 @@
 
 	dir = g_get_user_special_dir(G_USER_DIRECTORY_PUBLIC_SHARE);
 
+	if (!dir)
+		g_printerr("Warning: G_USER_DIRECTORY_PUBLIC_SHARE not set - check ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs!");
+
 	dbus_g_proxy_begin_call(ftp_server, "Start",
 				start_ftp_notify, NULL, NULL,
 				G_TYPE_STRING, dir,