diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 0d00330..bc3b7f2 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+qsigstoped (1.0.2) unstable; urgency=medium
+  Added fallback for when XDG_DATA_DIRS is unavailable
+ -- Uvos <carl@uvos.xyz>  Mon, 16 Jun 2020 15:00:00 +0100
+
 qsigstoped (1.0.1) unstable; urgency=medium
   Inital version
  -- Uvos <carl@uvos.xyz>  Mon, 10 Jun 2020 15:00:00 +0100
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index b1e8f64..a6a81e4 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -57,10 +57,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         pidfile.close();
     }
 
-    QList<QByteArray> desktopFileDirs = qgetenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS").split(':');
+    QString xdgDataDirs = qgetenv("XDG_DATA_DIRS");
+    if(xdgDataDirs.isEmpty()) 
+    {
+        qDebug()<<"XDG_DATA_DIRS not set\n";
+        xdgDataDirs =  "/usr/local/share/:/usr/share/";
+    }
+    xdgDataDirs.remove('\"');
+    QList<QByteArray> desktopFileDirs = xdgDataDirs.toUtf8().split(':');
     qDebug()<<"Looking for .desktop files in:";
     for(int i = 0; i < desktopFileDirs.size(); ++i) qDebug()<<QString(desktopFileDirs[i]);
-    if(desktopFileDirs.size() == 0) QMessageBox::critical(nullptr, "Error", "XDG_DATA_DIRS must be set" );
 
     QFile blacklist(QDir::home().path() + "/.config/sigstoped/blacklist");
     blacklist.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);