diff --git a/inc/inc.ClassSettings.php b/inc/inc.ClassSettings.php
index d02dc4b4c..ee2a95ad3 100644
--- a/inc/inc.ClassSettings.php
+++ b/inc/inc.ClassSettings.php
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ class Settings { /* {{{ */
 		$configDir = null;
 		/* new code starts here */
 		while($_arr && !$configDir) {
-			if(file_exists(implode('/', $_arr)."/conf/"))
+			if(file_exists(implode('/', $_arr)."/conf/settings.xml"))
 				$configDir = implode('/', $_arr)."/conf/";
 			else
 				array_pop($_arr);