diff --git a/PAULs_LPPMON_PLUGINS.pro.user b/PAULs_LPPMON_PLUGINS.pro.user
--- a/PAULs_LPPMON_PLUGINS.pro.user
+++ b/PAULs_LPPMON_PLUGINS.pro.user
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!DOCTYPE QtCreatorProject>
-<!-- Written by QtCreator 2.8.0, 2013-10-01T11:19:54. -->
+<!-- Written by QtCreator 2.8.0, 2013-10-03T07:18:57. -->
 <qtcreator>
  <data>
   <variable>ProjectExplorer.Project.ActiveTarget</variable>
diff --git a/rmapplugin/tmstatistics.cpp b/rmapplugin/tmstatistics.cpp
--- a/rmapplugin/tmstatistics.cpp
+++ b/rmapplugin/tmstatistics.cpp
@@ -780,25 +780,19 @@ void TMStatistics::logPackets( int state
     }
 }
 
-void TMStatistics::readSettings()
-{
-    QSettings settings("lpp", "lfrsgse");
-    defaultStorageDirectory = settings.value("defaultStorageDirectory", QDir::homePath()).toString();
-    label_currentDir->setText(defaultStorageDirectory);
-}
-
-void TMStatistics::writeSettings()
-{
-    QSettings settings("lpp", "lfrsgse");
-    settings.setValue("defaultStorageDirectory", defaultStorageDirectory);
-}
-
 void TMStatistics::chooseDir()
 {
-    defaultStorageDirectory = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this,
+    QString tmpDefaultStorageDirectory;
+    tmpDefaultStorageDirectory = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this,
                                           "choose the directory",
                                           QDir::homePath(),
                                           QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly);
+
+    if( !tmpDefaultStorageDirectory.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        defaultStorageDirectory = tmpDefaultStorageDirectory;
+    }
+
     label_currentDir->setText(defaultStorageDirectory);
 }
 
@@ -872,3 +866,16 @@ QString TMStatistics::getPacketName(unsi
 
     return packetName;
 }
+
+void TMStatistics::readSettings()
+{
+    QSettings settings("lpp", "lfrsgse");
+    defaultStorageDirectory = settings.value("defaultStorageDirectory", QDir::homePath()).toString();
+    label_currentDir->setText(defaultStorageDirectory);
+}
+
+void TMStatistics::writeSettings()
+{
+    QSettings settings("lpp", "lfrsgse");
+    settings.setValue("defaultStorageDirectory", defaultStorageDirectory);
+}