diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Preferences.java b/app/src/processing/app/Preferences.java
index 85bd12ac2..969ed3039 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Preferences.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Preferences.java
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ public class Preferences {
     }
   }
 
+  static public File getPreferencesFile() {
+    return preferencesFile;
+  }
+
 
   // .................................................................
 
@@ -382,4 +386,4 @@ public class Preferences {
   static protected void setSketchbookPath(String path) {
     set("sketchbook.path.three", path); //$NON-NLS-1$
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/PreferencesFrame.java b/app/src/processing/app/PreferencesFrame.java
index 949e7b851..bf803b70c 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/PreferencesFrame.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/PreferencesFrame.java
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ public class PreferencesFrame {
     right = Math.max(right, left + d.width);
     top += d.height; // + GUI_SMALL;
 
-    label = new JLabel(Preferences.getSketchbookPath());
+    label = new JLabel(Preferences.getPreferencesFile().getAbsolutePath());
     final JLabel clickable = label;
     label.addMouseListener(new MouseAdapter() {
         public void mousePressed(MouseEvent e) {