--- a/dirsyncpro.sh	2015-09-27 15:00:39.000000000 +0200
+++ b/dirsyncpro.sh	2016-02-05 11:31:34.947479153 +0100
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # get dirsyncpro home
-DIRSYNCPRO_HOME=$(dirname "$0")
+DIRSYNCPRO_HOME=/opt/dirsyncpro
+WORKING_DIRECTORY="${HOME}/.dirsyncpro"
+
+[ ! -d "${WORKING_DIRECTORY}" ] && mkdir -p "${WORKING_DIRECTORY}"
 
 # start programm and pass any parameters
-java -Xmx512M -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -jar "$DIRSYNCPRO_HOME/dirsyncpro.jar" $* 
+java -Xmx512M -Duser.dir="${WORKING_DIRECTORY}" -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -jar "$DIRSYNCPRO_HOME/dirsyncpro.jar" $*