diff --git a/app/src/processing/mode/java/Commander.java b/app/src/processing/mode/java/Commander.java
index 2eedd5f22..f73f00b3e 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/mode/java/Commander.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/mode/java/Commander.java
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public class Commander implements RunnerListener {
 //      Preferences.init(preferencesPath);
 //    }
 
-    Preferences.init(null);
+    Preferences.init();
     Base.locateSketchbookFolder();
 
     if (sketchPath == null) {