diff --git a/inc/inc.DBInit.php b/inc/inc.DBInit.php
index 507f1e126..4be86d371 100644
--- a/inc/inc.DBInit.php
+++ b/inc/inc.DBInit.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 //    Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
 
-if(isset($settings->_coreDir))
+if(!empty($settings->_coreDir))
 	require_once($settings->_coreDir.'/LetoDMS_Core.php');
 else
 	require_once('LetoDMS/LetoDMS_Core.php');